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| Author | : Richard E. Nisbett |
| Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
| Total Pages | : 332 |
| Release | : 2009 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 9780393065053 |
Nisbett debunks the myth of genetic inheritance of intelligence and persuasively demonstrates how intelligence can be enhanced : the anti-Bell Curve book.--From publisher description.
| Author | : Richard E. Nisbett |
| Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
| Total Pages | : 317 |
| Release | : 2010-02-08 |
| Genre | : Psychology |
| ISBN | : 0393071413 |
“[Nisbett] weighs in forcefully and articulately . . . [using] a thoroughly appealing style to engage . . . throughout.”—Publishers Weekly 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 is not primarily genetic but is principally determined by societal influences.
| Author | : Richard Nisbett |
| Publisher | : Hachette UK |
| Total Pages | : 295 |
| Release | : 2011-01-11 |
| Genre | : Psychology |
| ISBN | : 1857884191 |
When Richard Nisbett showed an animated underwater scene to his American students, they zeroed in on a big fish swimming among smaller fish. Japanese subjects, on the other hand, made observations about the background environment...and the different "seeings" are a clue to profound underlying cognitive differences between Westerners and East Asians. As Professor Nisbett shows in The Geography of Thought people actually think - and even see - the world differently, because of differing ecologies, social structures, philosophies, and educational systems that date back to ancient Greece and China, and that have survived into the modern world. As a result, East Asian thought is "holistic" - drawn to the perceptual field as a whole, and to relations among objects and events within that field. By comparison to Western modes of reasoning, East Asian thought relies far less on categories, or on formal logic; it is fundamentally dialectic, seeking a "middle way" between opposing thoughts. By contrast, Westerners focus on salient objects or people, use attributes to assign them to categories, and apply rules of formal logic to understand their behaviour.
| Author | : Richard E. Nisbett |
| Publisher | : Prentice Hall |
| Total Pages | : 362 |
| Release | : 1980 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Richard E. Nisbett |
| Publisher | : Macmillan |
| Total Pages | : 331 |
| Release | : 2015-08-18 |
| Genre | : Psychology |
| ISBN | : 0374112673 |
Scientific and philosophical concepts can change the way we solve problems by helping us to think more effectively about our behavior and our world. Surprisingly, despite their utility, many of these tools remain unknown to most of us. In Mindware, psychologist Richart E. Nisbett presents these ideas in clear and accessible detail. Nisbett has made a career of studying and teaching such powerful problem-solving concepts as the law of large numbers, statistical regression, cost-benefit analysis, sunk costs and opportunity costs, and causation and correlation, probing the best methods for teaching others how to use them effectively in their daily lives. In this book, Nisbett shows how to frame common problems in such a way that these scientific and staitistical principles can be applied to them. The result is a practical guide to the most essential tools of reasoning ever developed--tools that can easily be used to make better professional, business, and personal decisions.--From publisher description.
| Author | : Richard E. Nisbett |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 220 |
| Release | : 2021-02-04 |
| Genre | : Psychology |
| ISBN | : 9780578854670 |
Thinking: A Memoir is both a personal history and an intellectual autobiography describing how people reason and make inferences about the world, why errors in reasoning occur and how much you can improve reasoning.
| Author | : Richard E Nisbett |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 192 |
| Release | : 2018-05-04 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 0429980779 |
This book focuses on a singular cause of male violence—the perpetrator's sense of threat to one of his most valued possessions, namely, his reputation for strength and toughness. The theme of this book is that the Southern United States had—and has—a type of culture of honor.
| Author | : James Robert Flynn |
| Publisher | : Psychology Press |
| Total Pages | : 186 |
| Release | : 1991 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 9780805811100 |
This authoritative book shows how the gap between a group's mean IQ and achievement can be precisely measured, and then partitioned between two factors -- an important methodology with potential application for all ethnic groups. In this case, the author shows that Chinese Americans' occupational achievements are generally far beyond their IQ -- as if they had a mean IQ 21 points higher than they actually do. This unique approach to explaining group achievement emphasizes non-IQ factors such as historical origins, family, work ethic, educational tradition, personality traits, and social institutions.
| Author | : Paul Thagard |
| Publisher | : MIT Press |
| Total Pages | : 307 |
| Release | : 2021-10-19 |
| Genre | : Computers |
| ISBN | : 026236588X |
An expert on mind considers how animals and smart machines measure up to human intelligence. Octopuses can open jars to get food, and chimpanzees can plan for the future. An IBM computer named Watson won on Jeopardy! and Alexa knows our favorite songs. But do animals and smart machines really have intelligence comparable to that of humans? In Bots and Beasts, Paul Thagard looks at how computers ("bots") and animals measure up to the minds of people, offering the first systematic comparison of intelligence across machines, animals, and humans. Thagard explains that human intelligence is more than IQ and encompasses such features as problem solving, decision making, and creativity. He uses a checklist of twenty characteristics of human intelligence to evaluate the smartest machines--including Watson, AlphaZero, virtual assistants, and self-driving cars--and the most intelligent animals--including octopuses, dogs, dolphins, bees, and chimpanzees. Neither a romantic enthusiast for nonhuman intelligence nor a skeptical killjoy, Thagard offers a clear assessment. He discusses hotly debated issues about animal intelligence concerning bacterial consciousness, fish pain, and dog jealousy. He evaluates the plausibility of achieving human-level artificial intelligence and considers ethical and policy issues. A full appreciation of human minds reveals that current bots and beasts fall far short of human capabilities.
| Author | : James R. Flynn |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 359 |
| Release | : 2007-08-27 |
| Genre | : Psychology |
| ISBN | : 1139467042 |
The 'Flynn effect' refers to the massive increase in IQ test scores over the course of the twentieth century. Does it mean that each generation is more intelligent than the last? Does it suggest how each of us can enhance our own intelligence? Professor Flynn is finally ready to give his own views. He asks what intelligence really is and gives a surprising and illuminating answer. This expanded paperback edition includes three important new essays. The first contrasts the art of writing cognitive history with the science of measuring intelligence and reports data. The second outlines how we might get a complete theory of intelligence, and the third details Flynn's reservations about Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences. A fascinating book that bridges the gulf separating our minds from those of our ancestors a century ago, and makes an important contribution to our understanding of human intelligence.
