Environmental effects on cognitive abilities / edited by Robert J. Sternberg, Elena L. Grigorenko.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sternberg, Robert J.

Grigorenko, Elena L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intellect.

Nature and nurture.

Environmental psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (481 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Mahwah, N.J. : L. Erlbaum Associates, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

It sometimes seems that it is difficult to pick up a current newspaper or a magazine without it containing a story about some behavioral characteristic for which it has been found that a gene is responsible. Even aspects of behavior that one would feel certain are environmentally controlled are now being attributed in part to the effects of the genes. But genes never act alone: Their effects are always filtered through the environment. The goal of this volume is to discuss how the environment influences the development and the maintenance of cognitive abilities. It is a successor to

Contents:

Contents; Preface; PART I: GENERAL ISSUES; PART II: PUBLIC AND PERSONAL HEALTH ISSUES; PART III: WORK ENVIRONMENTS; PART IV: CONCLUSIONS; Author Index; Subject Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-135-67117-6

1-4106-1231-7

9781410612311

OCLC:

475934419