Advances in the Psychology of Human Intelligence: Volume 5

by Sternberg; Robert J.

• ISBN13: 9780805804546
• ISBN10: 0805804544
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1989-06-01
• Publisher: Psychology Pres

Summary

Volume five continues to mark the significant advances made in the psychology of human intelligence, problem solving, and thinking abilities. Papers contributed by leaders in the field reflect a diversity of perspectives and approaches to the human intelligence. Subjects discussed include: * genetic and environmental contributions to information-processing abilities * development of children's conceptions of intelligence * skill acquisition as a bridge between intelligence and motivation * information-processing abilities underlying intelligence * costs of expertise and their relation to intelligence * the nature of abstract thought

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
Introduction	p. xiii
The Nature and Nurture of Cognitive Abilities	p. 1
Acknowledgment	p. 29
Acknowledgment	p. 30
Hierarchical Models of Individual Differences in Cognitive Abilities	p. 35
Conclusion	p. 65
References	p. 67
Intelligence and Task Novelty	p. 73
Introduction	p. 73
References	p. 97
Children's Understanding of the Nonobvious	p. 99
References	p. 131
Analysis of Memory Performance in Terms of Memory Skill	p. 137
References	p. 176
Spatial Abilities as Traits, Processes, and Knowledge	p. 181
Acknowledgments	p. 240
References	p. 240
Author Index	p. 249
Subject Index	p. 257
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