Measuring Intelligence Facts and Fallacies |
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| Author:
| Bartholomew, David J. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-54478-8 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2004 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $43.99 |
Book Description:
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The testing of intelligence has a long and controversial history. It is not even agreed whether intelligence exists and, if it does whether it can be measured. The debate about it has centred on the nurture versus nature controversy and especially on alleged racial differences and the hertitability of intelligence. This book aims to penetrate the mists of controversy, ideology and prejudice which surround the measurement of intelligence and to provide a clear, non-mathematical...
More DescriptionThe testing of intelligence has a long and controversial history. It is not even agreed whether intelligence exists and, if it does whether it can be measured. The debate about it has centred on the nurture versus nature controversy and especially on alleged racial differences and the hertitability of intelligence. This book aims to penetrate the mists of controversy, ideology and prejudice which surround the measurement of intelligence and to provide a clear, non-mathematical treatment drawing on familiar everyday ideas.