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Intelligence

Paperback • 2001 • English

Intelligence: A Very Short Introduction

By Ian J. Deary

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About the book

People value their powers of thinking and most of us are interested in why some people seem to drive a highly tuned Rolls Royce brain while others potter along with a merely serviceable Ford Fiesta. This Very Short Introduction describes what psychologists have discovered about how and why people differ in their thinking powers. The book takes readers from no knowledge about the science of human intelligence to a stage where they are able to make judgements for themselves about some of the key q...Show more

Psychological theory, systems, schools and viewpoints
Child, developmental and lifespan psychology
Social, group or collective psychology

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9780192893215

Publisher

OUP Oxford

Published year

2001

Language

English

Original title

Intelligence

Format

Paperback

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