| Reviews |
| - 'it is short and extremely readable' - Journal of Advanced Nursing 2001
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| Description | | - Ian Deary is a distinguished researchers into human intelligence, and has published widely on the subject
- Intelligence and 'IQ' and the issues they raise appeal to an extensive general readership -- 'test your own IQ' books sell in huge numbers
- Discusses topics such as whether intelligence differences are caused by genes or the environment, the biological basis of intelligence differences, and whether intelligence declines or increases as we grow older
- Most books on intelligence are either quack diagnostic kits or pushing a particular political message -- this explains the facts
| People value their powers of thinking and most of us are interested in why some people seem to drive a highly tuned Rolls Royce brain while others potter along with a merely serviceable Ford Fiesta. This Very Short Introduction describes what psychologists have discovered about how and why people differ in their thinking powers.
The book takes readers from no knowledge about the science of
human intelligence to a stage where they are able to make judgements for themselves about some of the key questions about human mental ability differences. Each chapter deals with a central issue that is both scientifically lively and of considerable general interest, and is structured around a diagram which is explained in the course of the chapter. The issues discussed include whether there
are several different types of intelligence, whether intelligence differences are caused by genes or the environment, the biological basis of intelligence differences, and whether intelligence declines or increases as we grow older. |
Readership: General readers interested in psychology, IQ, environment-versus-genes debates, and sociology. Teachers, journalists, employers, and people involved in policy-making. Psychology and sociology students.
| Contents |
Preface
List of illustrations
A word about correlation
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To see 'g' or not to see 'g': How many types of intelligence are there?
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Ageing and intelligence - senility or sagacity? What happens to mental abilities as we grow older?
3.
Brainy? Why are some people cleverer than others?
4.
'They **** you up your Mum and Dad': Are intelligence differences a result of genes or environments or both?
5.
The (b)right man for the job: Does intelligence matter?
6.
The lands of the rising IQ: Is intelligence changing generation by generation?
7.
Twelve angry men: Getting experts to agree about human intelligence differences
Further reading
Index
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| Authors, editors,
and contributors |
Ian J. Deary, Professor of Psychology, Edinburgh University
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