Bock / Goode / Webb The Nature of Intelligence

1. Auflage 2003
ISBN: 978-0-470-87084-6
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 308 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Novartis Foundation Symposia

Evolutionary psychology and behavioural genetics are two successfuland important fields in the study of human behaviour, butpractitioners in these subjects have different conceptions of thenature of human intelligence. Evolutionary psychologists disputethe existence of general intelligence and emphasise thedifferences among species. They argue that natural andsexual selection would be expected to produce intelligences thatare specialised for particular domains, as encountered byparticular species. Behavioural geneticists consider generalintelligence to be the most fundamental aspect of intelligence andconcentrate on the differences between individuals of the samespecies.
This exciting book features papers and discussion contributionsfrom leading behavioural geneticists, evolutionary psychologistsand experts on intelligence that explore the differences and thetensions between these two approaches. The nature of 'g' or generalintelligence is discussed in detail, as is the issue of theheritability of intelligence. The alternative approaches thatemphasise domain-specific intelligences are explored,alongside wide-ranging discussions on a broad range of issues suchas the biological basis for intelligence, animal models and changesin IQ scores over time.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bock, Gregory R.

Goode, Jamie A.

Webb, Kate

Webb, Katie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction (M. Rutter).
Intelligence: Success and Fitness (D. Lubinski).
The g Factor: Psychometrics and Biology (A. Jensen).
Psychometric Intelligence Differences and Brain Function(I. Deary).
The g Factor in Non-Human Animals (B. Anderson).
Natural Selection, Mental Modules and Intelligence (R. Nesse).
g and the One--Many Problem: Is One Enough? (N.Brody).
General Intelligence and the Definition of Phenotypes (D.Detterman).
Is there a g Factor for Fitness? (D. Houle).
How can Psychological Adaptations be Heritable? (J.Bailey).
Social Complexity and Social Intelligence (A.Whiten).
IQ Gains, WISC Subtests and Fluid g: g Theory andthe Relevance of Spearman's Hypothesis to Race ( J. Flynn).
Mutation, Selection and the Heritability of Complex Traits(A. Pomiankowski).
The Quantitative and Molecular Genetics of Human Intelligence (P.McGuffin).
Sexual Selection for Indicators of Intelligence (G.Miller).
Final General Discussion.
Closing Remarks (M. Rutter).
Index of Contributors.
Subject Index.