What Intelligence Tests Miss

Author: Keith E. Stanovich
Edition: 1
Binding: Kindle Edition
ISBN: B001UE6T46

What Intelligence Tests Miss: The Psychology of Rational Thought

Critics of intelligence tests-writers such as Robert Sternberg, Howard Gardner, and Daniel Goleman-have argued in recent years that these tests neglect important qualities such as emotion, empathy, and interpersonal skills. Get What Intelligence Tests Miss diet books 2013 for free.
However, such critiques imply that though intelligence tests may miss certain key noncognitive areas, they encompass most of what is important in the cognitive domain. In this book, Keith E. Stanovich challenges this widely held assumption.Stanovich shows that IQ tests (or their proxies, such as the SAT) are radically incomplete as measures of cognitive functioning. They fail to assess traits that most people associate with "good thinking," skills such as judgment and decision making. Such cognitive skills are cruci Check What Intelligence Tests Miss our best diet books for 2013. All books are available in pdf format and downloadable from rapidshare, 4shared, and mediafire.

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However, such critiques imply that though intelligence tests may miss certain key noncognitive areas, they encompass most of what is important in the cognitive domain. In this book, Keith E. Stanovich challenges this widely held assumption.Stanovich shows that IQ tests (or their proxies, such as the SAT) are radically incomplete as measures of cognitive functioning Such cognitive skills are cruci

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