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scientific study of general intelligence
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This book celebrates two triumphs in modern psychology: the successful development and application of a solid measure of general intelligence; and the personal courage and skills of the man who made this possible - Arthur R. Jensen from Berkeley University. The volume traces the history of intelligence from the early 19th century approaches, to the most recent analyses of the hierarchical structure of cognitive abilities, and documents the transition from a hopelessly confused concept of intelligence to the development of an objective measure of psychometric g. The contributions illustrate the impressive power g has with respect to predicting educational achievement, getting an attractive job, or social stratification. The book is divided into six parts as follows: Part I presents the most recent higher-stream analysis of cognitive abilities, Part II deals with biological aspects of g, such as research on brain imaging, glucose uptake, working memory, reaction time, inspection time, and other biological correlates, and concludes with the latest findings in g-related molecular genetics. Part III addresses demographic aspects of g, such as geographic-, race-, and sex-differences, and introduces differential psychological aspects as well. Part IV concentrates on the g nexus, and relates such highly diverse topics as sociology, genius, retardation, training, education, jobs, and crime to g. Part V contains chapters critical of research on g and its genetic relationship, and also presents a rejoinder. Part VI looks at one of the greatest contemporary psychologists, Professor Emeritus Arthur R. Jensen as teacher and mentor.
General Introduction: Arthur Jensen -- The Man, His Friends and This book / Helmuth Nyborg -- 1. The Higher-stratum Structure of Cognitive Abilities: Current Evidence Supports g and About Ten Broad Factors / John B. Carroll -- 2. Brain Imaging and g / Britt Anderson -- 3. Positron Emission Tomography Studies of Intelligence: From Psychometrics to Neurobiology / Richard J. Haier -- 4. Reaction Time and Psychometric Intelligence: Jensen's Contributions / Ian J. Deary -- 5. Inspection Time and g / Ted Nettelbeck -- 6. Factors Influencing the Relationship Between Brain Size and Intelligence / Gilles Gignac, Philip A. Vernon and John C. Wickett -- 7. Molecular Genetics and g / Robert Plomin -- 8. The Geography of Intelligence / Richard Lynn -- 9. Race Differences in g and the "Jensen Effect" / J. Phillippe Rushton -- 10. Sex Differences in g / Helmuth Nyborg -- 11. Genius and g: Intelligence and Exceptional Achievement / Dean Keith Simonton -- 12. Mental Retardation and g / Herman H. Spitz -- 13. The Ubiquitous Role of g in Training / Malcolm James Ree, Thomas R. Carretta and Mark T. Green -- 14. Education and g / Phillip L. Ackerman and David F. Lohman -- 15. g, Jobs and Life / Linda S. Gottfredson -- 16. Crime, Delinquency and Intelligence: A Review of the Worldwide Literature / Lee Ellis and Anthony Walsh -- 17. "My House is a Very Very Very Fine House" -- But it is Not the Only House / Robert J. Sternberg -- 18. Jensen's Genetic Interpretation of Racial Differences in Intelligence: Critical Evaluation / Nathan Brody -- 19. New Concepts of Intelligence: Their Practical and Legal Implications for Employee Selection / Gerald V. Barrett, Alissa J. Kramen and Sarah B. Lueke -- 20. The Sociology of Psychometric and Bio-behavioral Sciences: A Case Study of Destructive Social Reductionism and Collective Fraud in 20th Century Academia / Helmuth Nyborg -- 21. Why Ignore the g Factor? -- Historical Considerations / Christopher R. Brand, Denis Constales and Harrison Kane -- 22. An Arthurian Romance / Rosalind Arde -- 23. Jensen as a Teacher and Mentor / Philip Anthony Vernon.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
107207:107243 Elsevier Science & Technology