Intelligence: A Very Short Introduction

• Ian Deary is a distinguished researchers into human intelligence, and has published widely on the subject
• Intelligence and 'IQ' and the issues they raise appeal to an extensive general readership — 'test your own IQ' books sell in huge numbers
• Discusses topics such as whether intelligence differences are caused by genes or the environment, the biological basis of intelligence differences, and whether intelligence declines or increases as we grow older
• Most books on intelligence are either quack diagnostic kits or pushing a particular political message — this explains the facts

Readership: General readers interested in psychology, IQ, environment-versus-genes debates, and sociology. Teachers, journalists, employers, and people involved in policy-making. Psychology and sociology students.

Ian J. Deary, Professor of Psychology, Edinburgh University

"it is short and extremely readable" - Journal of Advanced Nursing 2001

Preface
List of illustrations
A word about correlation
1: To see 'g' or not to see 'g': How many types of intelligence are there?
2: Ageing and intelligence - senility or sagacity? What happens to mental abilities as we grow older?
3: Brainy? Why are some people cleverer than others?
4: 'They **** you up your Mum and Dad': Are intelligence differences a result of genes or environments or both?
5: The (b)right man for the job: Does intelligence matter?
6: The lands of the rising IQ: Is intelligence changing generation by generation?
7: Twelve angry men: Getting experts to agree about human intelligence differences
Further reading
Index