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ERIC Number: EJ525476
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-189X
Myths, Countermyths, and Truths about Intelligence.
Sternberg, Robert J.
Educational Researcher, v25 n2 p11-16 Mar 1996
Ten myths and countermyths about intelligence are explored. It is argued that the desire for simplicity and publicity has led psychologists and others writing about intelligence to take positions that cannot be justified by current theory or recent data. However defined, intelligence is but one aspect of being human. (SLD)
Descriptors: Biological Influences, Environmental Influences, Ethnicity, Genetics, Heredity, Intelligence, Intelligence Tests, Multiple Intelligences, Mythology, Nature Nurture Controversy, Psychology, Racial Differences, Social Problems, Test Use
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: General Intelligence
Note: Research supported under the Javits Program Grant R206R50001 as administered by the Office of Educational Research and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education.