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Routledge
227 Pages
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Routledge
227 Pages
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Routledge
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The concept and measurement of intelligence present a curious paradox. On the one hand, scientists, fluent in the complex statistics of intelligence-testing theories, devote their lives to exploration of cognitive abilities. On the other hand, the media, and inexpert, cross-disciplinary scientists decry the effort as socially divisive and useless in practice. In the past decade, our understanding... Read more
1: The Paradox of Intelligence and Its Measurement; 2: Origin and Meaning of the IQ; 3: Nature and Nurture: The Great Partnership; 4: Intelligence, Reaction Time, and Inspection Time; 5: The Biological Basis of Intelligence; 6: What is the Use of IQ Tests?; 7: Can We Improve IQ?; 8: Many Intelligences?; 9: Creativity in History—What is Genius?; 10: Creativity and Intelligence; 11: Conditions for Excellence and Achievement; 12: Genius and Heredity; 13: Psychopathology and Creativity; 14: Cognition and Creativity; 15: Much Ado about IQ; Endnotes, References, and Comments
Biography
Hans Eysenck
