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Intelligence: A Very Short Introduction

BuchKartoniert, Paperback
Englisch
Oxford University Presserschienen am26.03.20202. Auflage
Some people are cleverer than others, but how and why do people differ in their thinking powers? Drawing on the latest psychological data Ian Deary considers some of our most burning questions about intelligence, such as how genes, environment, age, or gender can affect our intelligence. He also asks whether intelligence is increasing.mehr
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Produkt

KlappentextSome people are cleverer than others, but how and why do people differ in their thinking powers? Drawing on the latest psychological data Ian Deary considers some of our most burning questions about intelligence, such as how genes, environment, age, or gender can affect our intelligence. He also asks whether intelligence is increasing.
Details
ISBN/GTIN978-0-19-879620-6
ProduktartBuch
EinbandartKartoniert, Paperback
Erscheinungsjahr2020
Erscheinungsdatum26.03.2020
Auflage2. Auflage
ReiheVery Short Introductions
SpracheEnglisch
MasseBreite 111 mm, Höhe 172 mm, Dicke 17 mm
Gewicht142 g
Illustrationen20-25 black and white images
Artikel-Nr.53711702

Inhalt/Kritik

Inhaltsverzeichnis
1: Preface and acknowledgements2: What happens to intelligence as we grow older?3: Are there sex differences in intelligence?4: What are the contributions of environments and genes to intelligence differences?5: Are smarter people faster?6: What do more intelligent brains look like?7: Does intelligence matter in the school and the workplace?8: Does intelligence matter for good health and long life?9: Is intelligence increasing generation after generation?10: Do psychologists agree about intelligence differences?Further readingAppendix: An explanation of Correlation and Meta-analysisIndexmehr

Autor

Ian Deary is Professor of Differential Psychology at the University of Edinburgh. He practised psychiatry in London and Edinburgh before moving to academic psychology, where his principal research interests include human mental abilities, the effects of ageing and medical conditions on mental skills, and the impact of cognitive ability on people's lives. He is Director of the Lothian Birth Cohort studies and is an elected Fellow of the British Academy, the Royal Society of Edinburgh, the Academy of Medical Sciences, the Royal College of Psychiatrists, and the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. He is the author of several books, including Looking Down on Human Intelligence: From Psychometrics to the Brain (OUP, 2000), and is the winner of several international awards for his research on human intelligence and personality.