Advances in the Psychology of Human Intelligence

Download or read book Advances in the Psychology of Human Intelligence written by Robert J. Sternberg and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2014-01-14 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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