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Author Collier, Gary.

Title Social origins of mental ability / Gary Collier.

Publication Info. New York : Wiley, [1994]
©1994

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Location Call No. Status OPAC Message Public Note Gift Note
 Moore Stacks  BF341 .C57 1994    Available  ---
Description xii, 300 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Series Wiley series on personality processes
Wiley series on personality processes.
Note "A Wiley-Interscience publication."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-286) and indexes.
Contents Introduction: The social psychology of intelligence -- Current controversies and converging trends. Motivation: Achievement motivations -- Internal-external locus of control -- Level of aspiration -- Intrinsic motivation. Cognitive skills: Language and thought -- Perceptual skills -- Memory -- Creative problem solving -- Formal thinking. Conclusion: Implications for social reform.
Subject Nature and nurture.
Nature and nurture.
Intellect -- Social aspects.
Intellect -- Social aspects.
Indexed Term Humans Intelligence Philosophy
ISBN 0471304077 cloth acid-free paper