| On Intelligence: A Biological Treatise on Intellectual Development, Expanded Edition Expanded Edition Contributor(s): Ceci, Stephen J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 067463456X ISBN-13: 9780674634565 Publisher: Harvard University Press OUR PRICE: $38.61 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 1996 Annotation: Ceci argues that traditional conceptions of intelligence ignore the role of society in shaping intelligence and underestimate the intelligence of non-Western societies. He puts forth a "bio-ecological" framework of individual differences in intellectual development that is intended to address some of the major deficiencies of extant theories of intelligence. The focus is on alternative interpretations of phenomena that emerge when implicit assumptions of intelligence researchers are challenged. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Neuropsychology - Psychology | Cognitive Psychology & Cognition - Psychology | Applied Psychology |
| Dewey: 153.9 |
| LCCN: 96023821 |
| Physical Information: 0.98" H x 6.1" W x 9.18" (1.12 lbs) 312 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Ceci argues that traditional conceptions of intelligence ignore the role of society in shaping intelligence and underestimate the intelligence of non-Western societies. He puts forth a bio-ecological framework of individual differences in intellectual development that is intended to address some of the major deficiencies of extant theories of intelligence. The focus is on alternative interpretations of phenomena that emerge when implicit assumptions of intelligence researchers are challenged. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ceci, Stephen J.: - Stephen J. Ceci is Helen L. Carr Professor of Psychology at Cornell University. |