Future bright [electronic resource] a transforming vision of human intelligence /
Martinez, Michael E.,
Future bright a transforming vision of human intelligence / [electronic resource] Michael E. Martinez. - 1 online resource (303 p.;) 24 cm
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. The Sine Qua Non of Success; 2. What Is Intelligence?; 3. Varieties of Intelligence; 4. Brain and Mind; 5. The Nature-Nurture Dilemma; 6. How Experience Cultivates Intelligence; 7. The Superstructure of Effectiveness; 8. Ten Strategies to Enhance Intelligence; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y
Ever since Alfred Binet invented the first IQ test more than a century ago, we have thought of intelligence as fixed from birth and unalterable-as genetically programmed and immutable as eye color. If our IQ was 115 at the age of eighteen, it would be 115 at age thirty-two and at age seventy-two. But as Michael Martinez reveals in Future Bright, human intelligence is not at all a static quality. Drawing on cutting-edge research, Martinez shows that not only can we improve our IQ scores--with the right approach, we can improve intelligence itself. Future Bright introduces the radical view that
English
9780199781843
Intelecto
Electronic books.
BF 431 / M385f 2013
153 153.9
Future bright a transforming vision of human intelligence / [electronic resource] Michael E. Martinez. - 1 online resource (303 p.;) 24 cm
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. The Sine Qua Non of Success; 2. What Is Intelligence?; 3. Varieties of Intelligence; 4. Brain and Mind; 5. The Nature-Nurture Dilemma; 6. How Experience Cultivates Intelligence; 7. The Superstructure of Effectiveness; 8. Ten Strategies to Enhance Intelligence; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y
Ever since Alfred Binet invented the first IQ test more than a century ago, we have thought of intelligence as fixed from birth and unalterable-as genetically programmed and immutable as eye color. If our IQ was 115 at the age of eighteen, it would be 115 at age thirty-two and at age seventy-two. But as Michael Martinez reveals in Future Bright, human intelligence is not at all a static quality. Drawing on cutting-edge research, Martinez shows that not only can we improve our IQ scores--with the right approach, we can improve intelligence itself. Future Bright introduces the radical view that
English
9780199781843
Intelecto
Electronic books.
BF 431 / M385f 2013
153 153.9