| Intelligence, Heredity and Environment Contributor(s): Sternberg, Robert J. (Editor), Grigorenko, Elena (Editor) |
|
 |
ISBN: 052146904X ISBN-13: 9780521469043 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $59.84 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1997 Annotation: This book provides a comprehensive, balanced, up-to-date survey of theory and research on the origins and transmission of human intelligence. The book is unique in the diversity of viewpoints it presents, as well as in its inclusion of the most recent theories and findings.Intelligence, Heredity, and Environment is for everyone who is interested in the question of how intelligence is transmitted. Although the chapters are technically sound and rigorous, they can be understood by readers outside the field. Students, faculty, educational researchers, and geneticists interested in intelligence will find this indispensable reading. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Personality - Psychology | Cognitive Psychology & Cognition |
| Dewey: 155.7 |
| LCCN: 95025931 |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.88" W x 9.02" (1.81 lbs) 632 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Robert Sternberg and Elena Grigorenko address the roles and interaction of nature and nurture in Intelligence, Heredity and Environment, which provides a comprehensive, balanced, current survey of theory and research on the origins and transmission of human intelligence. The book is unique in the diversity of viewpoints it presents, and its inclusion of the most recent theories and findings. It highlights the search for genes associated with specific cognitive abilities, interactionist theories, cultural relativism, educational strategies, developmental perspectives and fallacies of previous intelligence research. This book will be required reading for students and professionals in the fields of intelligence, behavior genetics, biology, anthropology, and sociology. |