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"This is the Second Edition of Nathan Brody's popular book Intelligence, originally published in 1976. It presents a comprehensive review of contemporary research in this field, including coverage of such controversial topics as the genetic and environmental influences on IQ and individual and group differences in intelligence. The book also discusses both the psychometric and cognitive approaches to intelligence as well as new theories in the field. Key Features * Discusses both the psychometric and cognitive approaches to intelligence * Provides a comprehensive review of contemporary research in this realm * Covers new theories of intelligence" "This is a well-written, comprehensive review of the current issues in the field. The analyses are detailed, accurate, and illuminating as they point up a number of specific questions that require and are amenable to research. It should serve well as the primarly text for upperlevel undergraduate or graduate courses on intelligence." --CONTEMPORARY PSYCHOLOGY "There are eleven chapters in this volume. The first two chapters describe the structure of intellect. Chapter 1 is historical and deals with the works of Binet and Spearman, among others. Chapter 2 deals with contemporary psychometric analyses of the structure of intellect and includes a discussion of Gardner's theory of multiple intelligence. Chapters 3 and 4 deal with the experimental study of intelligence. Chapter 3 is concerned with attempts to relate general intelligence to elementary cognitive processes, and Chapter 4 deals with more complex views of the basis of intelligence and includes a discussion of componential analysis. Chapters 5 and 6 deal with the behavior genetics of individual differences in intelligence. Chapter 5 focuses on genetic influences, and Chapter 6 is concerned with environmental influences. Chapter 7 contains a brief discussion of research on the biological basis of intelligence. Chapter 8 deals with stability and change in intelligence over the life span. The three remaining chapters in the volume may be thought of as a discussion of socially relevant issues related to intelligence. Chapter 9 explicitly considers the relationship between intelligence and socially relevant outcomes, including the relationship between intelligence and education. Chapter 10 deals with race and gender differences in IQ. Chapter 11 considers dimensions other than IQ that are related to social competence."
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INTELLIGENCE SECOND EDITION NATHAN BRODY Department of Psychology Wesleyan University Middletown, Connecticut ACADEMIC PRESS, INC. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers San Diego New York Boston London Sydney Tokyo Toronto This bookis printed on acid-free paper. Copyright © 1992, 1976 by ACADEMIC PRESS, INC. All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproducedor transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Academic Press, Inc. San Diego, California 92101 United Kingdom Edition published by Academic Press Limited 24-28 Oval Road, London NW1 7DX Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Brody, Nathan. Intelligence / Nathan Brody.-- 2nd ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-12-134251-4 1. Intellect. BF431.B6844 153.9--dc20 2. Intelligence tests. 1992 3. Nature and nuture. PRINTEDIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 92 93 94 95 96 HA 98765432 1 91-30772 CIP CONTENTS Preface ix ] HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OOmONNWN