Measuring Intelligence - Facts and Fallacies (Paperback, New)

The testing of intelligence has a long and controversial history. Claims that it is a pseudo-science or a weapon of ideological warfare have been commonplace and there is not even a consensus as to whether intelligence exists and, if it does, whether it can be measured. As a result the debate about it has centred on the nurture versus nature controversy and especially on alleged racial differences and the heritability of intelligence - all of which have major policy implications. This book aims to penetrate the mists of controversy, ideology and prejudice by providing a clear non-mathematical framework for the definition and measurement of intelligence derived from modern factor analysis. Building on this framework and drawing on everyday ideas the author address key controversies in a clear and accessible style and explores some of the claims made by well known writers in the field such as Stephen Jay Gould and Michael Howe.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2004
First published:	2004
Authors:	David J. Bartholomew
Dimensions:	227 x 152 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	186
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-54478-8
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Cognition & cognitive psychology > Intelligence Promotions
LSN:	0-521-54478-5
Barcode:	9780521544788

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