Nature of Intelligence and Its Development in Childhood

In this Element, I first introduce intelligence in terms of historical definitions. I then review the major approaches to understanding intelligence and its development. These approaches, taken together, present a much more complex portrait of intelligence and its development than would be ascertained just from scores on intelligence tests.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction; 2. Early Conceptions of Intelligence; 3. Psychometric Conceptions of Intelligence; 4. Cognitive and Neurocognitive Conceptions of Intelligence; 5. Systems Conceptions of Intelligence; 6. Cultural Conceptions of Intelligence; 7. Developmental Conceptions of Intelligence; 8. Conclusions about Intelligence and Its Development.

Zusammenfassung

In this Element, I first introduce intelligence in terms of historical definitions. I then review the major approaches to understanding intelligence and its development. These approaches, taken together, present a much more complex portrait of intelligence and its development than would be ascertained just from scores on intelligence tests.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Robert J Sternberg, Robert J. Sternberg, Sternberg Robert J.
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 30.11.2020
• EAN: 9781108791533
• ISBN: 978-1-108-79153-3
• Seiten: 75
• Serie: Elements in Child Development
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Psychologie > Theoretische Psychologie; Sachbuch > Psychologie, Esoterik, Spiritualität, Anthroposophie > Psychologie: Allgemeines, Nachschlagewerke; PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / General, Child & developmental psychology, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, Cognition and cognitive psychology, Intelligence & reasoning