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The Measurement of Intelligence

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  • © 1973

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  1. H. J. Eysenck

    1. University of London, UK

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Table of contents (30 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. History and Definition of the Concept

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-2
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    2. The Evidence for the Concept of Intelligence

      • Cyril Burt
      Pages 3-22

    3. On Defining Intelligence

      • T. R. Miles
      Pages 23-35

  3. Measurement and the Problem of Units

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 37-38
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    2. The Absolute Zero in Intelligence Measurement

      • L. L. Thurstone
      Pages 39-61

    3. Is Intelligence Distributed Normally?

      • Cyril Burt
      Pages 62-77

  4. Development and Constancy of the IQ

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 79-82
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    2. The Effect of the Interval Between Test and Retest on the Constancy of the IQ

      • Robert L. Thorndike
      Pages 83-89

    3. The Limitations of Infant and Preschool Tests in the Measurement of Intelligence

      • John E. Anderson
      Pages 90-118

    4. Intellectual Status and Intellectual Growth

      • Robert L. Thorndike
      Pages 119-125

  5. Types of Intelligence

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 127-130
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    2. Primary Mental Abilities

      • L. L. Thurstone
      Pages 131-136

    3. Organization of Abilities and the Development of Intelligence

      • John L. Horn
      Pages 137-154

    4. A Culture-Free Intelligence Test I

      • Raymond B. Cattell
      Pages 155-173

    5. Ability Factors and Environmental Influences

      • Philip E. Vernon
      Pages 174-184

    6. Personality and the Measurement of Intelligence

      • H. J. Eysenck, P. O. White
      Pages 185-190

  6. Analysis of IQ Performance

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 191-193
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    2. Intelligence Assessment: A Theoretical and Experimental Approach

      • H. J. Eysenck
      Pages 194-211

    3. Intellectual Abilities and Problem-solving Behaviour

      • W. D. Furneaux
      Pages 212-237
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About this book

This book deals with one aspect of the modern, proof, and the deductions to which they give rise, and scientific study of intelligence, namely its measurement. the social aspect, which is concerned with the "good" or The term, measurement, has difficulties attached to it "evil" consequences which follow from the scientific which rival those attached to the term, intelligence; discovery or invention. Thus IQ testing would appear to many psychologists have little idea of what the word many people to give rise to desirable and "good" conse­ means, and what are the requirements which must be quences when it enables us to pick out bright "dis­ fulfilled in order to enable "measurement" to take advantaged" children for higher educational and place. Krantz, Luce, Suppes and Tversky (1971) have university training who would otherwise not have been tried to provide us with an introduction to the "Founda­ educated up to the level of their ability. On the other tions of Measurement"; these two volumes outline the hand, IQ testing would appear to many people to give background against which attempts to measure intelli­ rise to undesirable and "bad" consequences when it gence must be evaluated. * No short excerpt or set of enables trade unions to exclude coloured workers by the readings could suffice to bring home to the "innum­ imposition of unrealistic and irrelevant intellectual erate" reader the implications of scientific measurement, requirements for membership.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of London, UK

    H. J. Eysenck

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Measurement of Intelligence

  • Authors: H. J. Eysenck

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-6129-9

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: H. J. Eysenck 1973

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-011-6131-2Published: 22 February 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-6129-9Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 488

  • Topics: Psychiatry

  • Industry Sectors: Biotechnology, Engineering, Health & Hospitals, Pharma

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