Books like What is intelligence? by Robert J. Sternberg

Daniel Kahneman's "Thinking, Fast and Slow" explains how two distinct mental systems shape our judgments and decisions, offering insights into the biases that influence everyday choices.

Stephen Jay Gould dissects the historical use of craniometry, intelligence and personality tests, revealing the scientific flaws and biases that have shaped our understanding of human ability and genetics.

When the gods Hermes and Apollo bet on animal intelligence, a pack of fifteen dogs at a Toronto veterinary clinic gains human consciousness and must navigate a world of complex thoughts and divided loyalties.

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An introductory guide to Jean Piaget’s theory of child intellectual development, designed for students and general readers in psychology, education, and related fields.

This text sheds light on how people work - why they sometimes function well and, at other times, behave in ways that are self-defeating or destructive. Dweck presents her groundbreaking research on adaptive and maladaptive cognitive-motivational patterns and shows: how these patterns originate in people's self-theories; their consequences for the person - for achievement, social relationships, and emotional well-being; their consequences for society, from issues of human potential to stereotyping and intergroup relations; and the experiences that create them. Throughout, Dweck shows how examining self-theories illuminates basic issues of human motivation, social cognition, personality, the self, mental health, and development. This text is a must-read for researchers in social psychology, child development, and education, and is appropriate for both graduate and senior undergraduate students in these areas.

Steven Johnson argues that modern pop culture—from video games to television—has become increasingly sophisticated, challenging our minds and sharpening cognition rather than dulling it.

"This volume provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date compendium of theory and research in the field of human intelligence. Each of the 42 chapters is written by world-renowned experts in their respective fields, and, collectively, they cover the full range of topics of contemporary interest in the study of intelligence. The handbook is divided into nine parts: Part I covers intelligence and its measurement; Part II deals with the development of intelligence; Part III discusses intelligence and group differences; Part IV concerns the biology of intelligence; Part V is about intelligence and information processing; Part VI discusses different kinds of intelligence; Part VII covers intelligence and society; Part VIII concerns intelligence in relation to allied constructs; and Part IX is the concluding chapter, which reflects on where the field is currently and where it still needs to go"--