About the book
The study of human intelligence features many points of consensus, but there are also many different perspectives. In this unique book Robert J. Sternberg invites the nineteen most highly cited psychological scientists in the leading textbooks on human intelligence to share their research programs and findings. Each chapter answers a standardized set of questions on the measurement, investigation, and development of intelligence and the outcome represents a wide range of substantive and methodological emphases including psychometric, cognitive, expertisebased, developmental, neuropsychological, genetic, cultural, systems, and groupdifference approaches. This is an exciting and valuable course book for upperlevel students to learn from the originators of the key contemporary ideas in intelligence research about how they think about their work and about the field.
Editions of The Nature of Human Intelligence
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9781107176577
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781316629642
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The study of human intelligence features many points of consensus, but there are also many different perspectives. In this unique book Robert J. Sternberg invites the nineteen most highly cited psychological scientists in the leading textbooks on human intelligence to share their research programs and findings. Each chapter answers a standardized set of questions on the measurement, investigation, and development of intelligence and the outcome represents a wide range of substantive and methodological emphases including psychometric, cognitive, expertisebased, developmental, neuropsychological, genetic, cultural, systems, and groupdifference approaches. This is an exciting and valuable course book for upperlevel students to learn from the originators of the key contemporary ideas in intelligence research about how they think about their work and about the field.
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The study of human intelligence features many points of consensus, but there are also many different perspectives. In this unique book Robert J. Sternberg invites the nineteen most highly cited psychological scientists in the leading textbooks on human intelligence to share their research programs and findings. Each chapter answers a standardized set of questions on the measurement, investigation, and development of intelligence and the outcome represents a wide range of substantive and methodological emphases including psychometric, cognitive, expertisebased, developmental, neuropsychological, genetic, cultural, systems, and groupdifference approaches. This is an exciting and valuable course book for upperlevel students to learn from the originators of the key contemporary ideas in intelligence research about how they think about their work and about the field.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in The Nature of Human Intelligence?
Society and Social Sciences > Psychology > Cognition and cognitive psychology
Where can I read a sample of The Nature of Human Intelligence?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781107176577
Who is/are the Author/s of the book The Nature of Human Intelligence?
Robert J. Sternberg
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
The Nature of Human Intelligence is available as hardcover(ISBN 9781107176577) and paperback(ISBN 9781316629642)