| Description |
xi, 505 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. I. Psychometric Approach. 1. Tracing Psychology's Invisible g[subscript iant] and its Visible Guards / Andreas Demetriou. 2. g: A Diminutive General / Lazar Stankov. 3. Psychometric g: Definition and Substantiation / Arthur R. Jensen. 4. Practical Implications of General Intelligence and PASS Cognitive Processes / Jack A. Naglieri and J. P. Das -- Pt. II. Genetic-Epistemological Approach. 5. General Intelligence: Measurement, Correlates, and Interpretations of the Cultural-Genetic Construct / Lloyd G. Humphreys and Stephen Stark. 6. Is There a General Factor of Cognitive Development? / Jacques Lautrey -- Pt. III. Cognitive Approach. 7. g and Cognitive Element of Information Processing: An Agnostic View / Ian J. Deary. 8. A View From Cognitive Psychology: g - (G)host in the Correlation Matrix? / Jutta Kray and Peter A. Frensch -- Pt. IV. Biological Approach. 9. General Intelligence: Cognitive and Biological Explanations / Douglas K. Detterman. 10. The Theory of Biological Intelligence: History and a Critical Appraisal / Douglas Wahlsten -- Pt. V. Behavior-Genetic Approach. 11. The Case for General Intelligence: A Behavioral Genetic Perspective / Stephen A. Petrill. 12. Other Than g: The Value of Persistence / Elena L. Grigorenko -- Pt. VI. Sociocultural Approach. 13. g: Highly General and Highly Practical / Linda S. Gottfredson. 14. Contextual Variability in the Expression and Meaning of Intelligence / Cynthia A. Berg and Paul A. Klaczynski -- Pt. VII. Systems Approach. 15. g: Knowledge, Speed, Strategies, or Working-Memory Capacity? A Systems Perspective / Patrick C. Kyllonen. 16. Beyond g: The Theory of Successful Intelligence / Robert J. Sternberg |
| Summary |
This work presents a balanced approach to the ongoing debate of just how general the "general factor" of intelligence is. It covers various approaches to the topic, including the genetic-epistemological, behaviour-genetic, sociocultural, and psychometric approaches |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
General factor (Psychology)
|
|
Intellect.
|
|
Intelligence.
|
|
Psychological Theory.
|
| Author |
Sternberg, Robert J.
|
|
Grigorenko, Elena L.
|
| LC no. |
2001051293 |
| ISBN |
0805836756 alkaline paper |
|
