Intelligence: A Very Short Introduction
Author:   Ian J. Deary (Professor of Psychology, Professor of Psychology, Edinburgh University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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9780192893215


Pages:   160
Publication Date:   22 February 2001
Format:   Paperback
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Intelligence: A Very Short Introduction


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'it is short and extremely readable' -Journal of Advanced Nursing 2001This Very Short Introduction 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.

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Author:   Ian J. Deary (Professor of Psychology, Professor of Psychology, Edinburgh University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 11.20cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 17.90cm
Weight:   0.138kg
ISBN:  

9780192893215


ISBN 10:   0192893211
Pages:   160
Publication Date:   22 February 2001
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Preface List of illustrations A word about correlation 1: To see 'g' or not to see 'g': How many types of intelligence are there? 2: 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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`it is short and extremely readable' Journal of Advanced Nursing 2001


it is short and extremely readable Journal of Advanced Nursing 2001


Author Information

Ian Deary is Professor of Psychology at Edinburgh University, and author of Personality Traits (1998, with Gerald Matthews). His next book, Looking Down on Human Intelligence, will be published this year by OUP.

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