This study focuses on three issues which have been recurrent in the literature on intelligence during the last century: general intellectual capacity; the g factor; and how to influence the development of intelligence. The topics range from neuropsychology to intelligence, personality and information processing. Contributions by scholars from Canada, Europe and the United States are included, representing diverse view points in the field of research into the g factor and into the possibility of raising a person's level of intelligence. The first chapter provides an in-depth summary of...

Hardbound. Intelligence is considered in its widest sense, representing diverse viewpoints and areas of specialization in this volume. Contributors represent an international network of intelligence and cognition researchers, coming from a wide range of countries including Germany, New Zealand, The Netherlands and the United States.This volume concentrates on a few points of special importance, that is, the changeability of intelligence and its relation to cognition. Most of the chapters in this work are original contributions to the field and were specially commissioned for this particular...

Hardbound. Dynamic assessment is an innovative approach to conducting psychoeducational evaluation that has an immediate appeal to researchers, clinicians and teachers, While a number of texts on this approach have been published, these have not always addressed the interaction of theoretical, methodological and professional concerns in a way that makes these easily accessible to both academics and practitioners. In essence, a text is needed that can serve as a bridge from theory and research to everyday professional settings. This text aims to fulfil such a function. The book provides an...

The book contains chapters with respect to research on learning potential assessment and cognitive training. Moreover, several contributions discuss the relationship between individual learning and social interaction during learning potential assessment.