IQ--Intelligence: The Surprising Truth. / Stephen Ceci.
by Ceci, Stephen; Begley, Sharon; SIRS Publishing, Inc.
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BookSeries: SIRS Enduring Issues 2002Article 36Health. Publisher: Ceci/Stephen John, 2001; Newsweek, 2001ISSN: 1522-323X;.Subject(s): Intellect | Intelligence levels | Nature and nurtureDDC classification: 050 Summary: IQ INTELLIGENCE: THE SURPRISING TRUTH -- "Every culture has a word for 'smart,' and for 'stupid.' And everyone feels entitled to have an opinion about intelligence. Unlike, say, brain surgery, intelligence is not an area of expertise that is considered off-limits. Because it's something that our society particularly values, just about everyone has taken a test that measures intelligence, whether it's billed as an IQ test or not." (PSYCHOLOGY TODAY) This article reveals "a dozen research-supported facts about intelligence that most people, including some IQ experts, might find surprising.".Summary: ARE WE GETTING SNARTER? -- "IQ scores rose steadily in the 20th century. As scientists search for the reasons, they are shedding new light on the dance between genes and life experience that determines intelligence." (NEWSWEEK) This article relays that although IQ has risen over the past century, "scientists can't explain what has made IQ scores take off.".
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Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2002.
Originally Published: IQ--Intelligence: The Surprising Truth, July/Aug. 2001; pp. 46+.
Originally Published: Are We Getting Smarter?, April 23, 2001; pp. 50-51.
IQ INTELLIGENCE: THE SURPRISING TRUTH -- "Every culture has a word for 'smart,' and for 'stupid.' And everyone feels entitled to have an opinion about intelligence. Unlike, say, brain surgery, intelligence is not an area of expertise that is considered off-limits. Because it's something that our society particularly values, just about everyone has taken a test that measures intelligence, whether it's billed as an IQ test or not." (PSYCHOLOGY TODAY) This article reveals "a dozen research-supported facts about intelligence that most people, including some IQ experts, might find surprising.".
ARE WE GETTING SNARTER? -- "IQ scores rose steadily in the 20th century. As scientists search for the reasons, they are shedding new light on the dance between genes and life experience that determines intelligence." (NEWSWEEK) This article relays that although IQ has risen over the past century, "scientists can't explain what has made IQ scores take off.".
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