Handbook of Intelligence : Evolutionary Theory, Historical Perspective, and Current Concepts /: Evolutionary Theory, Historical Perspective, and Current Concepts. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Handbook of Intelligence
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Sam Goldstein, Dana Princiotta, Jack A. Naglieri.
• Editors: Goldstein, Sam; Princiotta, Dana; Naglieri, Jack A
• Other Names: Goldstein, Sam
• Contents: Preface -- SECTION 1. BACKGROUND -- The Roots of Human Intelligence: What Were We Before We Were Intelligent? -- Intelligence in Non primates -- Intelligence in Primates -- The Evolution of Language -- Intelligence in Humans -- The Origins of Intelligence as a Conceptual Construct: Plato, Pascal and Philosophy -- Modern Foundation: Darwin, Charcot and Dalton -- SECTION 2. THEORIES OF INTELLIGENCE -- Intelligence Defined: James, Wundt, Cattell, Thorndike and Yerkes -- Alfred Binet and the Children of Paris -- David Wechsler and the Soldiers of America -- Alan Kaufman and Intelligence Redefined as Cognitive Processing -- A.R. Luria and Intelligence Redefined as a Neuropsychological Construct -- Daniel Sternberg and Multiple Intelligences in the New Age of Thinking -- Daniel Goleman and Emotional Intelligence and Behavior -- Carol Dweck and Intelligence as a Malleable Construct -- SECTION 3. ASSESSMENT OF INTELLIGENCE -- The Connection Between Intelligence Tests and Theory of Intelligence -- Assessing Intellectual Knowledge -- Assessing Intellectual Ability.
• Publisher Details: New York, NY : Springer New York
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 149.94 150 155 155.2 301 302 371.26 410.1 571.8; Psychology; Language and languages -- Philosophy; Developmental biology; Tax assessment; Sociology; Developmental psychology; Personality; Social psychology; Psychology; Developmental Psychology; Assessment, Testing and Evaluation; Sociology, general; Personality and Social Psychology; Philosophy of Language; Developmental Biology; Intellect; Thought and thinking; Intellect -- Handbooks, manauls, etc; Intelligence tests -- Handbooks, manauls, etc; Intelligence levels -- Handbooks, manauls, etc; Education -- Evaluation; Social Science -- Sociology -- General; Psychology -- Personality; Philosophy -- Reference; Science -- Life Sciences -- Biology -- Developmental Biology; Examinations & assessment; Sociology; The self, ego, identity, personality; Philosophy of language; Developmental biology; Educational tests and measuremen; Consciousness; Linguistics -- Philosophy; Psychology -- Developmental -- General; Child & developmental psychology; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 1786846543; 9781786846549; 1493915622; 9781493915620
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed April 2, 2015).
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