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1. Family Environment and Intellectual Functioning

   A Life-span Perspective

   Edited by Elena L. Grigorenko, Robert J. Sternberg

   What is the impact of the family environment on us, particularly with regard to our intellectual functioning? Does the role of early family environment wear off, as some researchers have suggested, or does it maintain or possibly even become more important as we grow older? This book examines the...

   Published March 21st 2013 by Psychology Press
2. The General Factor of Intelligence

   How General Is It?

   Edited by Robert J. Sternberg, Elena L. Grigorenko

   This edited volume presents a balanced approach to the ongoing debate of just how general the "general factor" of intelligence is. To accomplish this goal, the editors chose a number of distinct approaches to the study of intelligence--psychometric, genetic-epistemological, cognitive, biological,...

   Published February 13th 2013 by Psychology Press
3. Environmental Effects on Cognitive Abilities

   Edited by Robert J. Sternberg, Elena L. Grigorenko

   It sometimes seems that it is difficult to pick up a current newspaper or a magazine without it containing a story about some behavioral characteristic for which it has been found that a gene is responsible. Even aspects of behavior that one would feel certain are environmentally controlled are now...

   Published January 10th 2013 by Psychology Press
4. Immigration, Diversity, and Education

   Edited by Elena L. Grigorenko, Ruby Takanishi

   This edited volume presents an overview of research and policy issues pertaining to children from birth to 10 who are first- and second-generation immigrants to the U.S., as well as native-born children of immigrants. The contributors offer interdisciplinary perspectives on recent developments and...

   Published October 1st 2012 by Routledge
5. Writing

   A Mosaic of New Perspectives

   Edited by Elena L. Grigorenko, Elisa Mambrino, David D. Preiss

   This book captures the diversity and richness of writing as it relates to different forms of abilities, skills, competencies, and expertise. Psychologists, educators, researchers, and practitioners in neighboring areas are interested in exploring how writing develops and in what manner this...

   Published January 19th 2012 by Psychology Press
6. Western Psychological and Educational Theory in Diverse Contexts

   Edited by Julian Elliott, Elena L. Grigorenko

   This book examines aspects of Western psychological and educational theory in relation to educational practice around the world, and considers the extent to which current understandings are truly applicable to a range of diverse settings. In so doing, it also seeks to question, where appropriate,...

   Published February 22nd 2009 by Routledge
7. Single-Word Reading

   Behavioral and Biological Perspectives

   Edited by Elena L. Grigorenko, Adam J. Naples

   Series: New Directions in Communication Disorders Research

   As the first title in the new series, New Directions in Communication Disorders Research: Integrative Approaches, this volume discusses a unique phenomenon in cognitive science, single-word reading, which is an essential element in successful reading competence. Single-word reading is an...

   Published August 23rd 2007 by Psychology Press
8. The General Factor of Intelligence

   How General Is It?

   Edited by Robert J. Sternberg, Elena L. Grigorenko

   This edited volume presents a balanced approach to the ongoing debate of just how general the "general factor" of intelligence is. To accomplish this goal, the editors chose a number of distinct approaches to the study of intelligence--psychometric, genetic-epistemological, cognitive, biological,...

   Published March 31st 2002 by Psychology Press
9. Family Environment and Intellectual Functioning

   A Life-span Perspective

   Edited by Elena L. Grigorenko, Robert J. Sternberg

   What is the impact of the family environment on us, particularly with regard to our intellectual functioning? Does the role of early family environment wear off, as some researchers have suggested, or does it maintain or possibly even become more important as we grow older? This book examines the...

   Published March 31st 2001 by Psychology Press