Chapter Outline

INTELLIGENCE IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
Sir Francis Galton: Quantifying Mental Ability
Alfred Binet’s Mental Tests
Binet’s Legacy: An Intelligence-Testing Industry Emerges

THE NATURE OF INTELLIGENCE
The Psychometric Approach: The Structure of Intellect
Cognitive Process Approaches: The Nature of Intelligent Thinking
Broader Conceptions of Intelligence: Beyond Mental Competencies

THE MEASUREMENT OF INTELLIGENCE
Increasing the Informational Yield from Intelligence Tests
Theory-Based Intelligence Test
Should We Test for Aptitude or Achievement?
Psychometric Standards for Intelligence Tests
Assessing Intelligence in Non-Western Cultures
BENEATH THE SURFACE Brain Size and Intelligence

HEREDITY, ENVIRONMENT AND INTELLIGENCE
APPLYING PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE Early-Childhood Interventions: A Means of Boosting Intelligence?

GROUP DIFFERENCES IN INTELLIGENCE
Sex Differences in Cognitive Abilities
Beliefs, Expectations and Cognitive Performance
RESEARCH CLOSE-UP Stereotype Threat and Cognitive Performance

EXTREMES OF INTELLIGENCE
The Intellectually Gifted
WHAT DO YOU THINK? Are Gifted Children Maladjusted?
A Concluding Thought