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In the Know

  • Writer: Michael Connolly
    Michael Connolly
  • Sep 18
  • 1 min read

Updated: Oct 20

In the Know: Debunking 35 Myths about Human Intelligence by Russell T. Warne. Cambridge University Press (2020) 


Intelligence

The author describes the current consensus of cognitive psychologists regarding intelligence: 

  • There is such a thing as general intelligence

  • General intelligence can be measured

  • General intelligence is mostly hereditary

  • There are no known educational methods for substantially changing a student’s intelligence

  • General intelligence correlates positively with job performance

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