Human Intelligence
An Introduction

The most comprehensive, up-to-date, and readable textbook on human intelligence, written by leading experts in the field.

Robert J. Sternberg (Edited by)

9781108703864, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 19 September 2019

528 pages, 58 b/w illus. 30 colour illus. 11 tables 82 exercises
24.5 x 19 x 2.5 cm, 1.12 kg

'It is often observed that human intelligence is among the most important and meaningful psychological constructs science has ever identified. Every day, we judge other people on the basis of their intelligence, and in the grand scheme humanity succeeds on the basis of its intelligence. Every person, undergraduates included, should become intelligent about intelligence. If you are thinking about teaching a course in human intelligence and wonder what text might be appropriate, or just want to bone up yourself on what intelligence is all about, Robert J. Sternberg has generously provided you with all that you need. This new text successfully covers a wide variety of topics and touches all the teaching bases, providing students with a host of learning aids that will successfully pave their way to a broad understanding of intelligence, its nature and functions, its biological-to-cultural origins and variations, and its theoretical and practical implications.' Marc H. Bornstein, Editor of Parenting: Science and Practice

Human Intelligence is the most comprehensive, current, and readable textbook available today. Written by leading experts in the field, the text includes IQ-test-based, biological, cognitive, cultural, and systems-based perspectives. It also addresses genetic and environmental influences, extremes of intelligence, group differences, lifespan development, the relationship of intelligence and other psychological attributes, and educational interventions. Specific pedagogical features make the text ideal for teaching. Introductions briefly preview what is to come in each chapter. Key terms and concepts are bolded and defined in the text as they are introduced and also found in a glossary at the end of the book. Chapter summaries highlight major points of each chapter, and comprehension and reflection questions help students check their understanding of the material they have just read. Each chapter also includes a 'Focus on Contemporary Research' box that describes in vivid detail the chapter author's current research. A rich program of tables, figures, photos, and samples from research tools throughout help students understand the material in a concrete way.

Part I. Introduction: 1. What is intelligence and what are the big questions about it? Robert J. Sternberg
2. Approaches to understanding human intelligence Robert J. Sternberg
Part II. Approaches to Studying Intelligence: 3. Early history of theory and research on intelligence Robert J. Sternberg
4. Psychometric approaches to intelligence Alan S. Kaufman, W. Joel Schneider and James C. Kaufman
5. Cognitive approaches to intelligence Victor J. Ellingsen and Randall W. Engle
6. Biological approaches to intelligence Richard J. Haier
7. Cultural approaches to intelligence Robert J. Sternberg
8. Systems approaches to intelligence Robert J. Sternberg
Part III. Theories on the Development of Intelligence: 9. Genetics/genomics and intelligence Mei Tan and Elena L. Grigorenko
10. Environment and intelligence James R. Flynn and Robert J. Sternberg
11. Lifespan development of intelligence Christopher Hertzog
Part IV. Applications of Intelligence Research: 12. Extremes of intelligence Julian G. Elliott and Wilma C. Resing
13. Group differences in intelligence Diane F. Halpern and Tomoe Kanaya
14. The predictive value of intelligence Paul R. Sackett, Oren R. Shewach and Jeffrey A. Dahlke
15. The relationship of intelligence to other psychological traits Colin G. DeYoung
16. Intelligence, education and society Richard E. Mayer.

Subject Areas: Cognition & cognitive psychology [JMR], Psychology [JM]