This book is a comprehensive survey of our scientific knowledge about human intelligence, written by a researcher who has spent more than 30 years studying the field. It takes a non-ideological view of a topic in which, too often, writings are dominated by a single theory or social viewpoint. The book discusses the conceptual status of intelligence as a collection of cognitive skills that include, but also go beyond,...
This book is a comprehensive survey of our scientific knowledge about human intelligence. It discusses the conceptual status of intelligence; intelligence tests, theories, and biological and social causes; the importance of intelligence in social, industrial, and educational spheres; the role of intelligence in determining success in life; and the nature and causes of variations in intelligence across age, gender, and racial and ethnic groups.
Earl Hunt is Professor Emeritus at the University of Washington, where he has been a faculty member since 1966. He has also taught at Yale University, the University of California, Los Angeles, and the University of Sydney, Australia. His other books include Concept Learning (1962), Experiments in Induction (1966), Artificial Intelligence (1975), Will We Be Smart Enough? (1995), Thoughts on Thought (2002), and The Mathematics of Behavior...
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