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Author Steen, R. Grant.

Title Human intelligence and medical illness : assessing the Flynn effect / R. Grant Steen
Published New York : Springer, ©2009

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 218 pages)
Series Springer series on human exceptionality, 1572-5642
Springer series on human exceptionality.
Contents Machine generated contents note: 1. Are People Getting Smarter? -- 2. Human IQ and Increasing Intelligence -- 3. Evolution and Increasing Intelligence -- 4. Brain Development and Increasing Intelligence -- 5. Environment and Increasing Intelligence -- 6. Evidence of Physical Plasticity in Humans -- 7. Evidence of Mental Plasticity in Humans -- 8. Evidence of Cognitive Plasticity in Humans -- 9. Impact of Medical Conditions on Human IQ in the United States -- 10. Impact of Medical Conditions on Human IQ Worldwide -- 11. Medical Interventions for Cognitive Impairment -- 12. Increasing IQ in the United States -- 13. Increasing IQ and Social Justice
Summary "This provocative volume: Reviews the most widely held hypotheses accounting for the Flynn effect, Examines the relationship between intelligence and public health, Assesses the extent to which public health improvements can potentially account for the Flynn effect, Details how treatment of common medical problems may result in a substantial rise in IQ, Explores the possibility of continued IQ gains in the United States and worldwide, Reframes the Flynn effect in the contexts of public health, early childhood education, and social justice."--Overview from BN.com
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Intellect
Cognition.
Intelligence
Psychometrics -- methods
Cognition
cognition.
SCIENCE -- Cognitive Science.
PSYCHOLOGY -- Cognitive Psychology.
Cognition
Intellect
Intelligenzniveau
Public Health
Ziekten.
Intelligentietests.
Intelligentie.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781441900920
1441900926