Earl HuntCambridge University Press, 1/20/2011EAN 9780521707817, ISBN10: 0521707811Paperback, 524 pages, 25.4 x 17.8 x 3 cmLanguage: EnglishThis book is a comprehensive survey of our scientific knowledge about human intelligence, written by a researcher who has spent more than 30 years studying the field, receiving a Lifetime Contribution award from the International Society for Intelligence. Human Intelligence takes a non-ideological view of a topic in which, too often, writings are dominated by a single theory or social viewpoint. The book discusses the conceptual status of intelligence as a collection of cognitive skills that include, but also go beyond, those skills evaluated by conventional tests; intelligence tests and their analysis; contemporary theories of intelligence; biological and social causes of intelligence; the importance of intelligence in social, industrial, and educational spheres; the role of intelligence in determining success in life, both inside and outside educational settings; and the nature and causes of variations in intelligence across age, gender, and racial and ethnic groups.Introductory remarks1. The issue of intelligence2. The tests3. On theory4. Psychometric theories5. Taking intelligence beyond psychometrics6. The mechanics of intelligence7. Intelligence and the brain8. The genetic basis of intelligence9. Environmental effects on intelligence10. What use is intelligence?11. The demography of intelligence12. Summary and prospectus.
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