The general factor of intelligence : how general is it? / edited by Robert J. Sternberg, Elena L. Grigorenko.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sternberg, Robert J.

Grigorenko, Elena L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

General factor (Psychology).

Intellect.

Physical Description:

xi, 505 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Mahwah, N.J. : L. Erlbaum Associates, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This edited volume presents a balanced approach to the ongoing debate of just how general the "general factor" of intelligence is. To accomplish this goal, the editors chose a number of distinct approaches to the study of intelligence--psychometric, genetic-epistemological, cognitive, biological, behavior-genetic, sociocultural, systems--and asked distinguished scholars to write from the standpoint of these approaches. Each approach comprises two chapters, one by a scholar leaning toward a view arguing for the greater generality of g, and the other by a scholar leaning toward a view arguing for the lesser generality of g. The scholars are not simply "for" or "against" these outlooks, rather they provide a more textured view of the general factor, attempting to explain it in psychological terms that are easily understandable. Intended for psychologists in all areas, including clinical, consulting, educational, cognitive, school, developmental, and industrial-organizational, this book will also be of interest to educators, sociologists, anthropologists, and those interested in the nature of intelligence.

Contents:

part Part I PSYCHOMETRIC APPROACH

chapter 1 Tracing Psychology’s Invisible giant and Its Visible Guards / Andreas Demetriou

chapter 2 g: A Diminutive General / Lazar Stankov

chapter 3 Psychometric g: Definition and Substantiation / Arthur R. Jensen

chapter 4 Practical Implications of General Intelligence and PASS Cognitive Processes / Jack A. Naglieri

part Part II GENETIC-EPISTEMOLOGICAL APPROACH

chapter 5 General Intelligence: Measurement, Correlates, and Interpretations of the Cultural-Genetic Construct / Lloyd G. Humphreys

chapter 6 Is There a General Factor of Cognitive Development? / Jacques Lautrey

part Part III COGNITIVE APPROACH

chapter 7 g and Cognitive Elements of Information Processing: An Agnostic View / Ian J. Deary

chapter 8 A View From Cognitive Psychology: g—(G)host in the Correlation Matrix? / Jutta Kray

part Part IV BIOLOGICAL APPROACH

chapter 9 General Intelligence: Cognitive and Biological Explanations / Douglas K. Detterman

chapter 10 The Theory of Biological Intelligence: History and a Critical Appraisal / Douglas Wahlsten

part Part V BEHAVIOR-GENETIC APPROACH

chapter 11 The Case for General Intelligence: A Behavioral Genetic Perspective / Stephen A. Petrill

chapter 12 Other Than g: The Value of Persistence / Elena L. Grigorenko

part Part VI SOCIOCULTURAL APPROACH

chapter 13 g: Highly General and Highly Practical / Linda S. Gottfredson

chapter 14 Contextual Variability in the Expression and Meaning of Intelligence / Cynthia A. Berg

part Part VII SYSTEMS APPROACH

chapter 15 g: Knowledge, Speed, Strategies, or Working-Memory Capacity? A Systems Perspective / Patrick C. Kyllonen

chapter 16 Beyond g: The Theory of Successful Intelligence / Robert J. Sternberg.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-135-65514-6

1-4106-1316-X

0-8058-3675-6

9786612379161

1-135-65515-4

1-282-37916-X

OCLC:

171290881