The Structure and Measurement of Intelligence

ISBN-13: 9783642670770 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 256 str.

Hans J. Eysenck; D. W. Fulker

Opis

It is generally and rightly considered a virtue in a teacher to observe accurately the differences in ability among his pupils, and to discover the direction in which the nature of each particularly inclines him. There is an incredible amount of variability in talent, and the forms of minds are no less varied than the forms of bodies Quintilian (70 A. D. ) There are many good books on Intelligence, such as Cattell's (1971) monumen tal and original contribution, or Matarazzo's (1972) careful and scholarly analy sis, or Butchers (1968) excellent introduction. Other outstanding contributions are mentioned in the course of this volume. This suggests that an author must have a good reason for venturing to offer another tome where so much is already available to satisfy even the most discriminating customer. There is indeed a powerful reason why the time may be ripe for another book on intelli is a very simple one: much has happened in recent years to gence. This reason alter our views on many issues which at one time looked like being closed. Hardly any of these advances have found a place in the books now available, and it seemed desirable to incorporate them in a new text which would be as up to-date as it is possible to be considering the inevitable delays in writing and publishing a textbook."

Spis treści

1 Intelligence: The Development of a Concept.- 2 General Intelligence and Special Aptitudes.- 3 The Measurement of IQ.- 4 Does IQ Measure Intelligence?.- 5 Nature and Nurture: Heredity.- 6 Nature and Nurture: Environment.- 7 Nature, Nurture and Socio-economic Status.- 8 Structure of Intellect Models: Guilford and Eysenck.- 9 Developmental Models: Piaget and Jensen.- 10 Intelligence and Society.- Epilogue.- Appendix A.- Appendix B.- Appendix C.- References.

O autorze

Hans J. Eysenck, geb. in Berlin, ist wohl der am meisten bekannte Psychologe des 20. Jahrhunderts mit rund 90 Büchern und fast 1000 Fachartikeln. Weltbekannt (und bis heute grundlegend) wurden seine Studien zur Persönlichkeitsforschung, die häufig zu Test- und Fragebogenverfahren eingesetzt werden. Der Autor war Direktor des Psychiatrischen Instituts der University of London. Er verstarb 1997.