{"product_id":"mind-in-context-interactionist-perspectives-on-human-intelligence-hardback-9780521411141","title":"Mind in Context; Interactionist Perspectives on Human Intelligence (Hardback) 9780521411141","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMind in Context\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eInteractionist Perspectives on Human Intelligence\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book discusses the idea that our abilities are dependent on the interaction between our minds and the contexts in which they are found.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRobert J. Sternberg (Edited by), Richard K. Wagner (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521411141, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 25 February 1994\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e260 pages, 32 b\/w illus.  25 tables\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 15.6 x 2 cm, 0.481 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"...the present volume sparkles with quality, virtuosity, inspiration, vision, and a wealth of critical information.  The contributors are a distinguished band of leading theorists and researchers, well-known and respected, and they have given, on the whole, fine performances of some of their best works.\"   David Henry Feldman, Contemporary Psychology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eTraditional views of abilities have viewed them as internal properties of the organism. The views presented in this book, in contrast, view abilities as inhering in the interaction between minds and the contexts in which they are found. Some of the greatest psychologists of all time, such as Piaget and Vygotsky, have recognised the importance of person-context interaction to the development of intelligence, and even fervent hereditarians have recognised the extent to which when genotypes are expressed phenotypically, there is a reaction range that can limit or enhance the extent to which the genotype is expressed in the environment. The book is divided into three main parts. Part I, focusing on academic tasks, Part II, focusing on everyday tasks, and Part III, containing general perspectives.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart I. Academic Tasks: 1. Abilities in academic tasks R. E. Snow\u003cbr\u003e 2. Novelty and intelligence M. K. Gardner\u003cbr\u003e 3. The effects of context on cognition: postcards from Brazil S. J. Ceci and A. Roazzi\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Everyday Tasks: 4. The role of problem interpretations in understanding the development of everyday problem solving C. A. Berg and K. S. Calderone\u003cbr\u003e 5. The case of cognitive ability testing for job selection R. K. Wagner\u003cbr\u003e 6. Leader intelligence, interpersonal stress, and task performance F. E. Fiedler  and T. G. Link\u003cbr\u003e Part III. General Perspectives: 7. When minds meet: interactions, coincidence, and development in domains of ability N. Granott and H. Gardner\u003cbr\u003e 8. From intelligence to knowledge construction: a sociogenetic process approach J. Valsiner and M.-C. Leung\u003cbr\u003e 9. PRSVL: an integrative framework for understanding mind in context R. J. Sernberg.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Intelligence \u0026amp; reasoning [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Intelligence \u0026amp; reasoning\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Intelligence%20\u0026amp;%20reasoning%20%5BJMRN%5D%22\"\u003eJMRN\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46007247470872,"sku":"9780521411141","price":100.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521411141i_743c451a-6cde-4e8a-bb0d-3905655b086d.jpg?v=1691381287","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/mind-in-context-interactionist-perspectives-on-human-intelligence-hardback-9780521411141","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}