Intelligence
by
Brody, Nathan.
Title
:
Intelligence
Author
:
Brody, Nathan.
ISBN
:
9780080917054
Personal Author
:
Brody, Nathan.
Edition
:
2nd ed.
Publication Information
:
San Diego : Academic Press, ©1992.
Physical Description
:
1 online resource (xi, 395 pages) : illustrations
Contents
:
Front Cover; Intelligence; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; CHAPTER 1. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND; Spearman's 1904 Paper; Binet and Simon's Test of Intelligence; Binet and Spearman; Thomson and Spearman; Spearman and Thurstone; CHAPTER 2. THE STRUCTURE OF INTELLECT; The Theory of Fluid and Crystallized Ability; Guttman's Radex Theory; Guilford's Theory; Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligence; Conclusion; CHAPTER 3. g AND BASIC INFORMATION-PROCESSING SKILLS: THE SEARCH FOR THE HOLY GRAIL; Reaction Time and Intelligence; Inspection Time; Infant Habituation; Conclusion.
CHAPTER 4. MULTIPLE AND COMPLEX CORRELATES OF INTELLIGENCEMultiple Cognitive Correlates of Intelligence; The Complex Correlates of Intelligence; Componential Analysis; Conclusion; CHAPTER 5. BEHAVIOR GENETICS OF INTELLIGENCE; Introduction; Twin Studies; Family Studies; Quantitative Estimates; Developmental Behavior Genetics; Special Abilities; Conclusion; CHAPTER 6. ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINANTS OF INTELLIGENCE; Between-Family Environmental Effects; Interventionsto Increase Intelligence; Changes in Intelligence Attributable to Education; Within-Family Environmental Influences.
The Biological Environment and IntelligenceConclusion; CHAPTER 7. BIOLOGICAL CORRELATES OF INTELLIGENCE; Anatomical and Physical Correlates of Intelligence; Functional Properties of the Nervous System and Intelligence; Conclusion; CHAPTER 8. CONTINUITY AND CHANGE IN INTELLIGENCE; Is Intelligence Fixed?; Life-Span Change; Conclusion; CHAPTER 9. CORRELATES OF INTELLIGENCE; Intelligence and Education; Intelligence and Occupations; Other Correlates of Intelligence; Conclusion; CHAPTER 10. GROUP DIFFERENCES IN INTELLIGENCE; Black-White Differences; The Intelligence of Japanese and Chinese Groups.
Gender Differences in IntelligenceCHAPTER 11. BEYOND IQ: SOCIAL INTELLIGENCE AND PERSONALITY; Social Intelligence; Personality and Intelligence; CHAPTER 12. EPILOGUE: THE FUTURE OF INTELLIGENCE; Research; The Future of Tests; Literature Cited; Index.
Abstract
:
This is the Second Edition of Nathan Brody's popular book Intelligence, originally published in 1976. It presents a comprehensive review of contemporary research in this field, including coverage of such controversial topics as the genetic and environmental influences on IQ and individual and group differences in intelligence. The book also discusses both the psychometric and cognitive approaches to intelligence as well as new theories in the field.
Subject Term
:
Intellect.
Intelligence tests.
Nature and nurture.
Intelligence Tests. (DNLM)D007361
Intelligence. (DNLM)D007360
Intelligence.
Intelligence -- Tests.
Hérédité et milieu.
PSYCHOLOGY -- Cognitive Psychology.
SCIENCE -- Cognitive Science.
Intellect. (OCoLC)fst00975732
Intelligence tests. (OCoLC)fst00975867
Nature and nurture. (OCoLC)fst01034619
Intelligenz (DE-588)4027251-5
Intelligenzdiagnostik (DE-588)4072857-2
Psychologie (DE-588)4047704-6
Intelligentie.
Genre
:
Electronic books.
Electronic Access
:
| Shelf Number | Item Barcode | Shelf Location | Shelf Location | Holding Information |
|---|
| BF431 .B6844 1992 | 1193423-1001 | Elsevier E-Book Collections | Elsevier E-Book Collections | |