Intelligence : a very short introduction / Ian J. Deary.

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Deary, Ian J

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Very short introductions ; 39Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001Description: 132 p. : ill. ; 17 cmContent type:

text

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unmediated

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volume

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9780192893215 (pbk.)

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Intelligence

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DDC classification:

153.9 DEA 23 009014

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Table of contents

Contents:

A word about correlation 1. To see 'g' or not to see 'g': How many types of intelligence are there? 2. Ageing and intelligence: senility or sagacity?: What happens to mental abilities as we grow older? 3. Brainy?: Why are some people cleverer than others? 4. 'They f - you up, your mum and dad' (Larkin): Are intelligence differences a result of genes or environments or both? 5. The (b)right man for the job: Does intelligence matter? 6. The lands of the rising IQ: Is intelligence increasing generation after generation? 7. Eleven (not-so-)angry men (and women): Psychologists actually agree about human intelligence differences.

Summary: 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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Includes bibliographical references and index.

A word about correlation
1. To see 'g' or not to see 'g': How many types of intelligence are there?
2. Ageing and intelligence: senility or sagacity?: What happens to mental abilities as we grow older?
3. Brainy?: Why are some people cleverer than others?
4. 'They f
- you up, your mum and dad' (Larkin): Are intelligence differences a result of genes or environments or both?
5. The (b)right man for the job: Does intelligence matter?
6. The lands of the rising IQ: Is intelligence increasing generation after generation?
7. Eleven (not-so-)angry men (and women): Psychologists actually agree about human intelligence differences.

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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