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Inteligencja. Sposoby Oddziaływania Na IQ (2000)

by Richard E. Nisbett(Favorite Author)

3.71 of 5 Votes: 5

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review 1: 90% of the book feels like a technical report or more of a research thesis and demands concentration from a reader. There are few chapters worth reading for everyone. Four star is for the content of the book as it says a lot about intelligence and parameters affecting it. Though culture part is more or less wrapped up in couple of chapters, the book predominantly discusses the intelligence differences between Whites and Blacks. It would have been a lot better if the facts are not put up and compared on the basis of Statistics (mainly Standard Deviation). In fact, an appendix is dedicated for Statistical Terms to fathom the degree of superiority and/or inferiority.
review 2: This is Nisbett's answer to the landmark book "Bellcurve". Essentially, he offers data ... moreto suggest that while some amount of intelligence is heritable, a vast majority of intelligence is malleable. Clearly, both schools of thought are correct.This isn't a glossed over easy read like so many nonfiction best sellers today where the author basically talks about the headline news and leaves out the gory statistics. (Think Gladwell, Friedman). Still, it is an interesting topic as a mother and a citizen. Here is a hint, you can be sure that I will tell my kids that success/intelligence are products of hard work and resilience. Even if they are stuck with my genes, I'm going to program them for the best case scenario. :) less

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