Cambridge University Press, 10/10/2019EAN 9781108703864, ISBN10: 1108703860Paperback, 518 pages, 24.4 x 17 x 3.1 cmLanguage: EnglishHuman Intelligence is the most comprehensive, current, and readable textbook available today. Written by leading experts in the field, the text includes IQ-test-based, biological, cognitive, cultural, and systems-based perspectives. It also addresses genetic and environmental influences, extremes of intelligence, group differences, lifespan development, the relationship of intelligence and other psychological attributes, and educational interventions. Specific pedagogical features make the text ideal for teaching. Introductions briefly preview what is to come in each chapter. Key terms and concepts are bolded and defined in the text as they are introduced and also found in a glossary at the end of the book. Chapter summaries highlight major points of each chapter, and comprehension and reflection questions help students check their understanding of the material they have just read. Each chapter also includes a 'Focus on Contemporary Research' box that describes in vivid detail the chapter author's current research. A rich program of tables, figures, photos, and samples from research tools throughout help students understand the material in a concrete way.Part I. Introduction1. What is intelligence and what are the big questions about it? Robert J. Sternberg2. Approaches to understanding human intelligence Robert J. SternbergPart II. Approaches to Studying Intelligence3. Early history of theory and research on intelligence Robert J. Sternberg4. Psychometric approaches to intelligence Alan S. Kaufman, W. Joel Schneider and James C. Kaufman5. Cognitive approaches to intelligence Victor J. Ellingsen and Randall W. Engle6. Biological approaches to intelligence Richard J. Haier7. Cultural approaches to intelligence Robert J. Sternberg8. Systems approaches to intelligence Robert J. SternbergPart III. Theories on the Development of Intelligence9. Genetics/genomics and intelligence Mei Tan and Elena L. Grigorenko10. Environment and intelligence James R. Flynn and Robert J. Sternberg11. Lifespan development of intelligence Christopher HertzogPart IV. Applications of Intelligence Research12. Extremes of intelligence Julian G. Elliott and Wilma C. Resing13. Group differences in intelligence Diane F. Halpern and Tomoe Kanaya14. The predictive value of intelligence Paul R. Sackett, Oren R. Shewach and Jeffrey A. Dahlke15. The relationship of intelligence to other psychological traits Colin G. DeYoung16. Intelligence, education and society Richard E. Mayer.
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