Intelligence and Learning

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Author(s):	Lund, Nick
ISBN No.:	9780230249448
Pages:	192
Year:	201008
Format:	Trade Paper
Price:	$ 35.81
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INTRODUCTION.- PART I: THEORIES OF INTELLIGENCE.- What is Human Intelligence?.- One Factor or Many?.- Psychometric Theories.- Learning Approach.- Intelligence and Information Processing.- Triarchic Theory of Intelligence.

- Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences.- Emotional Intelligence.- PART II: ANIMAL LEARNING.- Nature of Simple Learning.- Classical Conditioning.- Operant Conditioning.- Problems of Simple Learning Theories.- Information Processing Explanations of Learning.

- PART III: ANIMAL INTELLIGENCE.- What is 'Intelligence' in Non-Human Animals?.- Social Learning.- Self-Recognition.- Machiavellian Intelligence.- Theory of Mind.- Language in Non-Human Animals.- PART IV: EVOLUTION OF HUMAN INTELLIGENCE.

- Why are Humans Intelligent?.- Brain Size.- Ecological Demands.- Social Complexity.- PART V: INTELLIGENCE TEST PERFORMANCE.- Intelligence and IQ.- Genetic Influence on Intelligence.- Neurobiology and Intelligence.

- Environmental Influences on Intelligence.- Environmental Enrichment.- Culture and Intelligence.- Interaction of Nature and Nurture.

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