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" Human intelligence / "
Earl Hunt
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BL
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583893
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GBB095336b413112
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| Main Entry
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Hunt, Earl B
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| Title & Author
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Human intelligence /\ Earl Hunt
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| Publication Statement
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Cambridge ;New York :: Cambridge University Press,, 2011
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xiv, 507 p. :: ill. ;; 26 cm
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| ISBN
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9780521881623 (hardback)
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: 0521881625 (hardback)
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: 9780521707817 (pbk.)
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: 0521707811 (pbk.)
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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| Contents
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Machine generated contents note: Introductory remarks; 1. The issue of intelligence; 2. The tests; 3. On theory; 4. Psychometric theories; 5. Taking intelligence beyond psychometrics; 6. The mechanics of intelligence; 7. Intelligence and the brain; 8. The genetic basis of intelligence; 9. Environmental effects on intelligence; 10. What use is intelligence?; 11. The demography of intelligence; 12. Summary and prospectus
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| Abstract
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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. It 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"--Provided by publisher
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| Subject
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Intellect
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| Dewey Classification
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153.9
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BF431.H814 2011
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