Intelligence and How to Get It-轻识

在线阅读本书

A bold refutation of the belief that genes determine intelligence. Who are smarter, Asians or Westerners? Are there genetic explanations for racial differences in test scores? What makes some nationalities excel in engineering and others in music? Will math and science remain a largely male preserve. From the damning research of The Bell Curve to the more recent controversy surrounding geneticist James Watson's statements, one factor has been consistently left out of the equation: culture. In the tradition of The Mismeasure of Man by Stephen Jay Gould, world-class social psychologist Richard E. Nisbett takes on the idea of intelligence as something that is biologically determined and impervious to culture--with vast implications for the role of education as it relates to social and economic development. Intelligence and How to Get It asserts that intellect is not primarily genetic but is principally determined by societal influences. Nisbett's commanding argument, superb marshaling of evidence, and fearless discussions of the controversial carve out new and exciting terrain in this hotly debated field. .

理查德•尼斯贝特（Richard E. Nisbett）

密歇根大学心理学教授，世界上最具名望的心理学家之一。他曾获得美国心理学学会颁发的杰出科学贡献奖，以及其他很多国内外的奖项。他是美国国家科学院和美国艺术与科学学院的成员。本书和作者的另一本著作《思维版图》获得多项大奖，并被翻译成多种文字出版，另有著作《逻辑思维》。