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Author Flynn, James R. (James Robert), 1934-2020, author

Title Does your family make you smarter? : nature, nurture, and human autonomy / James R. Flynn
Published Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2016

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Description 1 online resource (xviii, 258 pages) : illustrations
Contents Twins and autonomy -- Justice and freedom -- The great debate -- Slow and quick decay of family effects -- Reconciliation with twins and adoptions -- The fairness factor -- The raven's revolution -- Learning from astronomy -- The meta-theory of intelligence -- Scientific theories of intelligence -- Psychology and Cardinal Bellarmine
Summary "Does your family make you smarter? James R. Flynn presents an exciting new method for estimating the effects of family on a range of cognitive abilities. Rather than using twin and adoption studies, he analyses IQ tables that have been hidden in manuals over the last 65 years, and shows that family environment can confer a significant advantage or disadvantage to your level of intelligence. Wading into the nature vs. nurture debate, Flynn banishes the pessimistic notion that by the age of seventeen, people's cognitive abilities are solely determined by their genes. He argues that intelligence is also influenced by human autonomy - genetics and family notwithstanding, we all have the capacity to choose to enhance our cognitive performance. He concludes by reconciling this new understanding of individual differences with his earlier research on intergenerational trends (the 'Flynn effect') culminating in a general theory of intelligence."-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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Subject Intellect -- Genetics
Families.
Individuality.
Intelligence tests.
Genotype-environment interaction.
Social ecology.
Intellect.
Personality.
Sociology.
Social psychology.
Ability -- Testing.
Psychological tests.
Biology.
Social sciences.
Life sciences.
Physical sciences.
Social Environment
Intelligence Tests
Family
Intelligence
Individuality
Genetics
Personality
Sociology
Psychology, Social
Aptitude Tests
Biology
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
Social Sciences
Psychological Tests
Biological Science Disciplines
Psychiatry and Psychology
Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena
Natural Science Disciplines
Behavioral Disciplines and Activities
Disciplines and Occupations
human ecology.
sociology.
social psychology.
biology.
social sciences.
biological sciences.
physical sciences.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Life Stages -- General.
PSYCHOLOGY -- Developmental -- General.
PSYCHOLOGY -- Developmental -- Lifespan Development.
PSYCHOLOGY -- General.
Intelligence tests
Genotype-environment interaction
Families
Genetic psychology
Individuality
Form Electronic book
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