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Intelligence : a very short introduction

Author: Ian J Deary
Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
Series: Very short introductions, 39.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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For people with little or no knowledge of the science of human intelligence, this volume takes readers to a stage where they are able to make judgments for themselves about the key questions of human mental ability. Each chapter addresses a central scientific issue but does so in a way that is lively and completely accessible. Issues discussed include whether there are several different types of intelligence, whether  Read more...
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Genre/Form: Popular Works
Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Ian J Deary
ISBN: 9780192893215 0192893211
OCLC Number: 45439346
Description: 132 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
Contents: To see 'g' or not to see 'g': How many types of intelligence are there? --
Ageing and intelligence: senility or sagacity? What happens to mental abilities as we grow older? --
Brainy? Why are some people cleverer than others? --
'They f- you up your Mum and Dad' (Larkin): Are intelligence differences a result of genes or environments or both? --
The (b)right man for the job: Does intelligence matter? --
The lands of the rising IQ: Is intelligence changing generation by generation? --
Eleven (not-so-) angry men (and women): Psychologistsactually agree about human intelligence differences.
Series Title: Very short introductions, 39.
Responsibility: Ian J. Deary.
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For people with little or no knowledge of the science of human intelligence, this volume takes readers to a stage where they are able to make judgments for themselves about the key questions of human mental ability. Each chapter addresses a central scientific issue but does so in a way that is lively and completely accessible. Issues discussed include whether there are several different types of intelligence, whether intelligence differences are caused by genes or the environment, t e biological basis of intelligence levels, and whether intelligence declines as we grow older.

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