In this Element, I first introduce intelligence in terms of historical definitions. I show that intelligence, as conceived even by the originators of the first intelligence tests, Alfred Binet and David Wechsler, is a much broader construct than just scores on narrow tests of intelligence and their proxies. I then review the major approaches to understanding intelligence and its development: the psychometric (test-based), cognitive and neurocognitive (intelligence as a set of brain-based cognitive representations and processes), systems, cultural, and developmental. These approaches, taken together, present a much more complex portrait of intelligence and its development than the one that would be ascertained just from scores on intelligence tests. Finally, I draw some take-away conclusions.
By:
Robert J. Sternberg Imprint: Cambridge University Press Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 151mm,
Spine: 5mm
Weight: 130g ISBN:9781108791533 ISBN 10: 1108791530 Series:Elements in Child Development Pages: 75 Publication Date:03 December 2020 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active