Flynn James R. (University Of Otago New Zealand) - Does Your Family Make You Smarter? Nature Nurture And Human Autonomy - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: Does your family make you smarter? James R. Flynn presents an exciting new method for estimating the effects of family on a range of cognitive abilities. Rather than using twin and adoption studies he analyses IQ tables that have been hidden in manuals over the last 65 years and shows that family environment can confer a significant advantage or disadvantage to your level of intelligence. Wading into the nature vs. nurture debate Flynn banishes the pessimistic notion that by the age of seventeen people's cognitive abilities are solely determined by their genes. He argues that intelligence is also influenced by human autonomy - genetics and family notwithstanding we all have the capacity to choose to enhance our cognitive performance. He concludes by reconciling this new understanding of individual differences with his earlier research on intergenerational trends (the Flynn effect') culminating in a general theory of intelligence.
Title: Does Your Family Make You Smarter? Nature Nurture And Human Autonomy
Author(s): Flynn James R. (University Of Otago New Zealand)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Barcode: 9781316604465
Pages: 272 Pages, 33 Tables, Black And White; 1 Line Drawings, Unspecified
Publication Date: 5/31/2016
Category: Family & Home Stories (Children's / Teenage)