1st Edition

Advances in the Psychology of Human Intelligence Volume 4

Edited By Robert J. Sternberg Copyright 1988
280 Pages
by Psychology Press

272 Pages
by Psychology Press

First published in 1987. Since the 1960s, we have witnessed a remarkable resurgence of interest in the psychology of human intelligence. In the late 1960s, research in the field of intelligence seemed to have gone into at least partial remission. But today, a large number of investigators are pursuing active research programs concerning human intelligence. Advances in the Psychology of Human... Read more
Chapter 1 The Nature and Nurture of Cognitive Abilities, Robert Plomin; Chapter 2 Hierarchical Models of Individual Differences in Cognitive Abilities, Jan-Eric Gustafsson; Chapter 3 Intelligence and Task Novelty, Kjell Raaheim; Chapter 4 Children’s Understanding of the Nonobvious, Henry M. Wellman, Susan A. Gelman; Chapter 5 Analysis of Memory Performance in Terms of Memory Skill, K. Anders Ericsson; Chapter 6 Spatial Abilities as Traits, Processes, and Knowledge, David F. Lohman;

Biography

Yale University.

"Researchers in the field of human intelligence, and anyone with a scientific interest in the topic, are well-served by Sternberg's editorial work in bringing the best research together on a regular basis."
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