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Intelligence and Learning

Autor Nick Lund
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 19 aug 2010
As humans, we often differentiate ourselves from other animals by our intelligence and ability to learn, but are these distinctions always so simple?Covering theories of learning, influences on intelligence, animal intelligence and test performance, Lund discusses the fascinating debates that shape our understanding of this area.Whatever your level of study, this balanced introduction will allow you to look critically at the main theories and cement your understanding of intelligence and learning.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780230249448
ISBN-10: 0230249442
Pagini: 192
Ilustrații: 6 figures, 2 b/w tables
Dimensiuni: 138 x 216 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.25 kg
Ediția:2010
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Red Globe Press
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Caracteristici

Written by experienced authors, lecturers and researchers, this short, accessible book is perfectly pitched for advanced high school and introductory level undergraduate students In-depth and up-to-date coverage of the major areas within intelligent

Notă biografică

NICK LUND is Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK, and has also acted as a Consultant for a major exam board.

Cuprins

INTRODUCTION PART I: THEORIES OF INTELLIGENCE What is Human Intelligence? One Factor or Many? Psychometric Theories Learning Approach Intelligence and Information Processing Triarchic Theory of Intelligence Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences Emotional Intelligence PART II: ANIMAL LEARNING Nature of Simple Learning Classical Conditioning Operant Conditioning Problems of Simple Learning Theories Information Processing Explanations of Learning PART III: ANIMAL INTELLIGENCE What is 'Intelligence' in Non-Human Animals? Social Learning Self-Recognition Machiavellian Intelligence Theory of Mind Language in Non-Human Animals PART IV: EVOLUTION OF HUMAN INTELLIGENCE Why are Humans Intelligent? Brain SizeEcological Demands Social Complexity PART V: INTELLIGENCE TEST PERFORMANCE Intelligence and IQ Genetic Influence on Intelligence Neurobiology and Intelligence Environmental Influences on Intelligence Environmental Enrichment Culture and Intelligence Interaction of Nature and Nurture.