Interest in the human mind is a centuries-old fascination, dating back to Plato, Aristotle, and
Descartes. While the theories proposed about the human mind have since advanced and …

This book turns the corner and finally provides a convincing explanation of IQ and human
intelligence. It begins by rejecting some of the most basic assumptions that psychologists …

Written by James R. Flynn of the" Flynn effect"(the sustained and substantial increase in
intelligence test scores across the world over many decades), Intelligence and Human …

This special issue aimed to contribute to the unification of two disciplines focusing on
cognition and intelligence: the psychology of cognitive development and the psychology of …

Since the end of the nineteenth century, three fields of psychology have attempted to
understand the human mind: cognitive, differential and developmental psychology. Each of …

In this chapter we briefly introduce the concept of intelligence from an evolutionary
perspective tracing what is known about early human development, behavior and the brain …

A Young Mind in a Growing Brain summarizes some initial conclusions that follow
simultaneous examination of the psychological milestones of human development during its …

There is a new focus of interest in developmental psychology on a child's knowledge of the
mental states of other people, knowledge that has come to be referred to as the child's …

This volume is dedicated to the thousands of children to whom I have administered IQ tests
and from whom I have learned that life is far more complex than a set of scores. To the …

How did the study of cognition and intelligence get started? Although some psychologists in
the nineteenth century were interested in cognitive processing (eg, Donders, 1868/1869) …