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Intelligence and How to Get It: Why Schools and Cultures Count
Richard E. Nisbett
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Description for Intelligence and How to Get It: Why Schools and Cultures Count
Paperback. "[Nisbett] weighs in forcefully and articulately .. [using] a thoroughly appealing style to engage .. throughout."-Publishers Weekly Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JMRN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 210 x 20. Weight in Grams: 260.
Who are smarter, Asians or Westerners? Are there genetic explanations for group differences in test scores? From the damning research of The Bell Curve to the more recent controversy surrounding geneticist James Watson's statements, one factor has been consistently left out of the equation: culture. In the tradition of Stephen Jay Gould's The Mismeasure of Man, world-class social psychologist Richard E. Nisbett takes on the idea of intelligence as biologically determined and impervious to culture with vast implications for the role of education as it relates to social and economic development. Intelligence and How to Get It asserts that intellect ... Read more
Who are smarter, Asians or Westerners? Are there genetic explanations for group differences in test scores? From the damning research of The Bell Curve to the more recent controversy surrounding geneticist James Watson's statements, one factor has been consistently left out of the equation: culture. In the tradition of Stephen Jay Gould's The Mismeasure of Man, world-class social psychologist Richard E. Nisbett takes on the idea of intelligence as biologically determined and impervious to culture with vast implications for the role of education as it relates to social and economic development. Intelligence and How to Get It asserts that intellect ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
259g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393337693
SKU
V9780393337693
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About Richard E. Nisbett
Richard E. Nisbett is Theodore M. Newcomb Distinguished University Professor of Psychology at the University of Michigan and Research Professor at Michigan's Institute for Social Research. He has taught courses in social psychology, cultural psychology, cognitive psychology, and evolutionary psychology. His research focuses on how people from different cultures think, perceive, feel, and act in different ways. He is the ... Read more
Reviews for Intelligence and How to Get It: Why Schools and Cultures Count
Nisbett argues that a variety of social, cultural, and economic factors can significantly affect a child's IQ, and suggests ways to improve intelligence scores, as well as grades, by manipulating those factors.
Chronicle Review A hugely important analysis of the determinants of IQ... A 'must-read.'
Daniel Osherson, professor of psychology, Princeton University
Chronicle Review A hugely important analysis of the determinants of IQ... A 'must-read.'
Daniel Osherson, professor of psychology, Princeton University