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Why are some people smarter than others? This volume presents scientific research about the fundamental human attribute of intelligence. Written by two internationally recognised experts in straightforward language, the chapters address mental processes, brain imaging, genetics, aging, evidence-based prospects for enhancing intelligence and more.
List of contents
List of figures; List of tables; List of boxes; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. A brief voyage to the past; 2. Basic concepts; 3. Psychometric models of intelligence; 4. Cognitive models of intelligence and information processing; 5. Intelligence and the brain; 6. The genetic basis of intelligence; 7. Experience and intelligence; 8. Intelligence and everyday life; 9. Introduction to the scientific study of population differences; 10. Sex differences and intelligence; 11. Intelligence and aging; 12. Intelligence in the world; 13. Enhancing intelligence; 14. A final word; References; Index.
About the author
Richard J. Haier is Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Irvine, USA. He pioneered neuroimaging studies of intelligence, created The Intelligent Brain (The Great Courses), served as President of the International Society for Intelligence Research (ISIR), and is Editor-in-Chief of Intelligence. He received the Lifetime Achievement Award from ISIR (2020), co-edited The Cambridge Handbook of Intelligence and Cognitive Neuroscience (2021) and authored The Neuroscience of Intelligence (2017). Dr. Haier has done podcasts with Jordan Peterson, Scott Barry Kaufman, and Lex Fridman. Personal website: richardhaier.comRoberto Colom is Professor of Differential Psychology at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain. He has authored/edited twenty books and published 174 peer-reviewed articles. He has a wide network of scientific collaborations around the globe and he is a member of the International Society for Intelligence Research (ISIR). He was among the top five researchers in the latest bibliometric analysis of articles published in the journal Intelligence. For further information, visit: https://sites.google.com/site/colomresearch/Home.Earl Hunt was Professor Emeritus at the University of Washington, USA, where he was a faculty member since 1966. He also taught at Yale University, the University of California, Los Angeles, and the University of Sydney, Australia. His other books include Concept Learning (1962), Experiments in Induction (1966), Artificial Intelligence (1975), Will We Be Smart Enough? (1995), Thoughts on Thought (2002), The Mathematics of Behavior (2007), and Human Intelligence (2011). He received the International Society for Intelligence Research's Lifetime Achievement award for his contributions to the study of intelligence.
Summary
Why are some people smarter than others? This volume presents scientific research about the fundamental human attribute of intelligence. Written by two internationally recognised experts in straightforward language, the chapters address mental processes, brain imaging, genetics, aging, evidence-based prospects for enhancing intelligence and more.
