Title
Intelligence and giftedness: The contributions of heredity and early environment
Abstract
The primary objectives of "Intelligence and Giftedness" are: to demonstrate that—even though human intelligence is primarily a function of heredity—the quality of children's educational environments during infancy and toddlerhood can make a dramatic and lasting difference in their measured intelligence; to identify those features in the early home environment that affect intellectual development, with a particular emphasis on those that are of the greatest importance in normal- and above-average-IQ populations; to detail the nature of highly successful IQ-raising programs begun in infancy and toddlerhood; to interrelate information about the major stages of brain and behavioral development and to use this knowledge to suggest a rationale for effective stage-dependent "infant and toddler lessons"; to provide organized, integrated, and well-documented summaries of the literature that relates human intelligence to familial, prenatal, and early environmental variables; [and] to offer an alternative to certain widely held beliefs concerning the nature and pace of human intellectual evolution. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)
(Source: preface)
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617861537; 1990-97741-000
Extra
Pages: Chapter xxii, 636 Pages
Publication Title: Intelligence and giftedness: The contributions of heredity and early environment
abstractTranslation: Los objetivos principales de "Inteligencia y superdotación" son: demostrar que, aunque la inteligencia humana es principalmente una función de la herencia, la calidad de los entornos educativos de los niños durante la infancia y la niñez puede marcar una diferencia dramática y duradera en su inteligencia medida; identificar aquellas características en el entorno familiar temprano que afectan el desarrollo intelectual, con un énfasis particular en aquellas que son de mayor importancia en poblaciones con un coeficiente intelectual normal y superior al promedio; detallar la naturaleza de los programas de aumento del coeficiente intelectual altamente exitosos que se inician en la infancia y la niñez; interrelacionar la información sobre las principales etapas del desarrollo del cerebro y del comportamiento y utilizar este conocimiento para sugerir una justificación para "lecciones de lactantes y niños pequeños" eficaces dependientes de la etapa; proporcionar resúmenes organizados, integrados y bien documentados de la literatura que relaciona la inteligencia humana con las variables familiares, prenatales y ambientales tempranas; [y] ofrecer una alternativa a ciertas creencias ampliamente aceptadas sobre la naturaleza y el ritmo de la evolución intelectual humana. (Registro de la base de datos PsycINFO (c) 2016 APA, todos los derechos reservados) (Fuente: prefacio)
Notas
Última actualización - 2017-09-25
TOCDataText - Preface; Part one: Factors influencing IQ scores among family members; What studies of identical twins tell us about IQ; Effects of birth order, parental age, and number of siblings on IQ; Resemblances among family members' IQs; How adoption influences IQ; Part two: Changes in IQ scores over time; Evidence that IQ has been rising; The Black/White IQ disparity: Myth and reality; Part three: Effects of the early home environment on IQ; Evaluating tests that measure IQ in infancy and toddlerhood; Important features of mother/infant interactions; Effective behavioral control and educational practices in toddlerhood; Part four: The foundations of intellectual giftedness; Successful early educational enrichment programs; Accelerating an infant's cognitive development; Stimulating language comprehension and expression in the early years; How Japanese mothering practices heighten spatial/structural reasoning ability; The nurturing of verbal/conceptual reasoning abilities in Jewish families; Part five: Intellectual giftedness and connections to biology; One brain, two hemispheres, three memory systems; Types of giftedness; Unusual biological traits in intellectually gifted people; Part six: The recent evolution in intelligence and giftedness; The twentieth-century rise in IQ: A discussion of causes; Toward a new theory of human intellectual "evolution"; The multigenerational development of intellectual giftedness; Epilogue; Appendix: Intelligence and the intrauterine environment; References; Name index; Subject index
PubXState - CA
Fecha de revisión - 19900101
Citación
Storfer, M. D. (1990). Intelligence and giftedness: The contributions of heredity and early environment. Jossey-Bass. APA PsycInfo® (617861537; 1990-97741-000). https://www.proquest.com/books/intelligence-giftedness-contributions-heredity/docview/617861537/se-2?accountid=15299