The Meaning of Intelligence
Contents: Preface. 1. The nature of intelligence: 1. Attributes and concepts. 2. The physiological basis. 3. The background of mental testing. 4. Translations and revisions of Binet tests. 5. Point-scales. 6. Factor theories. II. The measurement of intelligence: 7. Characteristics of mental growth. 8. Organic correlates of mental growth. 9. The course of mental growth. 10. Sex differences. 11. Concepts of feeble-mindedness. 12. Concepts of genius. III. Growth in intelligence: 13. Nature-nurture and the IQ. 14. Studies based on the IQ. IV. Intelligence and society: 15. Educational implications. 16. Social implications. Appendix.
Psychologists have developed a concept which is called intelligence quotient. According to this concept there are roughly four categories of persons. Persons with intelligence quotient below 30 are categorized as idiots and persons with intelligence quotient or IQ between 30 to 70 are average people. Persons having IQ between 70 and 100 are intelligent persons and persons with IQ above 100 are extraordinarily intelligent. It is an original book and helps in understanding intelligence and on the basis of this theory intelligence tests were developed which were exclusively used in army and other fields in the twentieth century. (jacket)
Psychologists have developed a concept which is called intelligence quotient. According to this concept there are roughly four categories of persons. Persons with intelligence quotient below 30 are categorized as idiots and persons with intelligence quotient or IQ between 30 to 70 are average people. Persons having IQ between 70 and 100 are intelligent persons and persons with IQ above 100 are extraordinarily intelligent. It is an original book and helps in understanding intelligence and on the basis of this theory intelligence tests were developed which were exclusively used in army and other fields in the twentieth century. (jacket)
