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Human Intelligence
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This book is a comprehensive survey of our scientific knowledge about human intelligence, written by a researcher who has spent more than 30 years studying the field, receiving a Lifetime Contribution award from the International Society for Intelligence. Human Intelligence takes a non-ideological view of a topic in which, too often, writings are dominated by a single theory or social viewpoint. The book discusses the conceptual status of intelligence as a collection of cognitive skills that include, but also go beyond, those skills evaluated by conventional tests; intelligence tests and their analysis; contemporary theories of intelligence; biological and social causes of intelligence; the importance of intelligence in social, industrial, and educational spheres; the role of intelligence in determining success in life, both inside and outside educational settings; and the nature and causes of variations in intelligence across age, gender, and racial and ethnic groups.
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Information
THE
TESTS
63
around
1995
there
was
a
movement
toward
presenting
questions
on
computer
screens.
While
this
has
advantages
in
terms
of
test
administration,
simply
putting
items
on
a
computer
does
not
change
the
nature
of
the
psychological
traits
being
evaluated;
a
vocabulary
test
is
a
vocabulary
test.
Reliance
on
out-of-context,
āDrop
in
from
the
Skyā
testing
severely
limits
what
can
be
evaluated.
Within
this
paradigm
it
is
not
possible
to
evaluate
certain
intellectual
traits,
such
as
a
capacity
for
learning,
reļ¬ec-
tion,
or
creativity,
that
certainly
ought
to
be
considered
part
of
oneās
intelligence.
This
is
a
matter
of
serious
concern.
When
all
is
said
and
done,
though,
the
tests
are
imperfect
but
not
negligible
pre-
dictors
of
success
in
academic
and
industrial
situations.
Validity
coefļ¬cients
range
from
.
30
to
.
85
.
Perfection
is
not
a
reasonable
goal.
An
individualās
success
is
not
solely
determined
by
his
or
her
personal
characteristics;
situa-
tional
constraints
are
often
important.
Nor
can
a
test
possibly
evaluate
all
the
personal
traits
that
might
be
important
in
every
sit-
uation.
The
fact
that
there
are
limits
on
predictive
ability
does
not
imply
that
tests
should
be
disregarded.
Test
scores
do
reļ¬ect
intelligence.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-title
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Introductory Remarks
- Human Intelligence
- CHAPTER 1 The Issue of Intelligence
- CHAPTER 2 The Tests
- CHAPTER 3 On Theory
- CHAPTER 4 Psychometric Theories
- CHAPTER 5 Taking Intelligence Beyond Psychometrics
- CHAPTER 6 The Mechanics of Intelligence
- CHAPTER 7 Intelligence and the Brain
- CHAPTER 8 The Genetic Basis of Intelligence
- CHAPTER 9 Environmental Effects on Intelligence
- CHAPTER 10 What Use Is Intelligence?
- CHAPTER 11 The Demography of Intelligence
- CHAPTER 12 Summary and Prospectus
- References
- Author Index
- Subject Index