| Abstract: | Understanding human intelligence and its development has been a major pursuit of psychologists for more than a century. This article describes the status of controversies regarding the definition of intelligence, its measurement, and the relative roles of genes versus environments in the development of individual differences in intelligence. The article concludes with social and educational policy suggestions that emphasize the limitations of intelligence tests alone in drawing conclusions about individual children. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
