Intelligence 101
Plucker, Jonathan A., 1969-2016
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Abstract: Intelligence has been among the most controversial constructs in all of the social sciences, from its origin as a concept a thousand years ago by such thinkers as Aristotle, Socrates, and Plato to the present. The answer to the question "What is intelligence?" has tremendous implications for how we view the relationships between mind, education, and society. Is intelligence one general trait or a host of multifaceted abilities? Are racial and socioeconomic differences in intelligence evidence of nature or nurture? Are all intelligent people also creative? Are we getting smarter as a species? Do our beliefs about our own intelligence matter?
Main title:
Intelligence 101 / Jonathan A. Plucker, PhD, Amber Esping, PhD.
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Edition:
[Enhanced Credo edition]
Imprint:
New York [New York] : Springer Publishing Company, LLC, 2014.Boston, Massachusetts : Credo Reference, 2016.
Collation:
1 online resource (17 entries) : 5 images ; digital files.
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Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-167).Description based on title page of print version.
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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Print version: xii, 173 pages
Contents:
Preface -- Why intelligence rocks -- Defining intelligence -- Origins of the study of intelligence : the case of Galton -- The best of intentions : what Goddard teaches us about the development of intelligence (and the rough and tumble world of science) -- Intelligence or intelligences? -- Nature or nurture? : what the Flynn effect tells us about intelligence -- Creativity and giftedness -- Where is the study of intelligence heading? -- Recommended resources -- References.
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ISBN:
9781785398766 (electronic version)9780826111258 (print edition : alk. paper)9780826111265 (e-book)
Dewey class:
153.9
LC class:
BF431
Language:
English
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BRN:
501919
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