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Author Zhang, Li-fang, author

Title The malleability of intellectual styles / Li-fang Zhang
Published Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013

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Contents pt. I. Background -- pt. II. Empirical evidence : cross-sectional studies -- pt. III. Empirical evidence : longitudinal studies -- pt. IV. Concluding remarks
Summary Intellectual styles are an individual's preferred ways of using the cognitive abilities that they possess. The extent to which one can change his or her intellectual style is a question of interest to both researchers and the general public. This book presents the first comprehensive and systematic review of existing research on the malleability of intellectual styles. By critically analyzing research findings derived from both cross-sectional and longitudinal investigations performed over the past seven decades, Li-fang Zhang demonstrates that intellectual styles can be modified through both socialization and purposeful training. Professor Zhang elucidates the heuristic value of these findings for the development of adaptive intellectual styles in both academic and non-academic settings. She proposes further avenues of research that might advance scholarly understanding of the nature and the potential for modifying intellectual styles
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Cognitive styles.
Learning, Psychology of.
PSYCHOLOGY -- Cognitive Psychology.
SCIENCE -- Cognitive Science.
Cognitive styles
Learning, Psychology of
Form Electronic book
Author Zhang, Li-fang
ISBN 9781107417670
1107417678
9780511973055
0511973055
1299842321
9781299842328