| Measuring Intelligence: Facts and Fallacies Contributor(s): Bartholomew, David J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521836190 ISBN-13: 9780521836197 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $75.04 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2004 Annotation: This book penetrates the thicket of controversy, ideology and prejudice surrounding the measurement of intelligence to provide a clear non-mathematical analysis of it. The testing of intelligence has a long and controversial history and whether intelligence exists and can be measured still remains unresolved. The debate about it has centered on the "nurture versus nature" controversy and especially on alleged racial differences and the heritability of intelligence. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Assessment, Testing & Measurement - Psychology | Cognitive Psychology & Cognition - Psychology | Personality |
| Dewey: 153.93 |
| LCCN: 2004045191 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.42" W x 9.06" (0.87 lbs) 186 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book penetrates the thicket of controversy, ideology and prejudice surrounding the measurement of intelligence to provide a clear non-mathematical analysis of it. The testing of intelligence has a long and controversial history and whether intelligence exists and can be measured still remains unresolved. The debate about it has centered on the nurture versus nature controversy and especially on alleged racial differences and the heritability of intelligence. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bartholomew, David J.: - David J. Bartholomew is Emeritus Professor of Statistics, London School of Economics, Fellow of the British Academy and a former president of the Royal Statistical Society. He is a member of the editorial board of various journals and has published numerous books and journal articles in the fields of statistics and social measurement. |