Intelligence: A Very Short Introduction

For People With Little Or No Knowledge Of The Science Of Human Intelligence, This Volume Takes Readers To A Stage Where They Are Able To Make Judgments For Themselves About The Key Questions Of Human Mental Ability. Each Chapter Addresses A Central Scientific Issue But Does So In A Way That Is Lively And Completely Accessible. Issues Discussed Include Whether There Are Several Different Types Of Intelligence, Whether Intelligence Differences Are Caused By Genes Or The Environment, T E Biological Basis Of Intelligence Levels, And Whether Intelligence Declines As We Grow Older. To See 'g' Or Not To See 'g': How Many Types Of Intelligence Are There? -- Ageing And Intelligence: Senility Or Sagacity? What Happens To Mental Abilities As We Grow Older? -- Brainy? Why Are Some People Cleverer Than Others? -- 'they F- You Up Your Mum And Dad' (larkin): Are Intelligence Differences A Result Of Genes Or Environments Or Both? -- The (b)right Man For The Job: Does Intelligence Matter? -- The Lands Of The Rising Iq: Is Intelligence Changing Generation By Generation? -- Eleven (not-so- ) Angry Men (and Women): Psychologistsactually Agree About Human Intelligence Differences. Ian J. Deary. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 123-128) And Index.