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In the tradition of The Mismeasure of Man by Stephen Jay Gould, eminent social psychologist Richard E. Nisbett takes on the idea of intelligence as biologically fixed, asserting that culture matters most in shaping our potential.
- Richard E. Nisbett
- 2009
His book on intelligence gives a good introduction to the psychology of intelligence and an incisive critique of attempts to use dubious research on a genetic basis for intelligence to explain racial inequality. From Paul's list on intelligence in humans, animals, and machines.
Jun 9, 2001 · Highest Degree. Ph.D. in Social Psychology from Columbia University, 1966. Professor Richard Nisbett has research interests in judgment and reasoning, causal attribution, inference, personality theory, evolutionary theory, diversity and multiculturalism, and cultural differences in attitudes, behavior, and basic cognitive processes.
Jul 11, 2011 · In his unabashed enthusiasm for Asian culture and education, Nisbett reveals a blind spot to the dark side of societies where children’s fate is decided by a single examination at the end of high school.
- Francis Schrag
Dec 1, 2015 · In this excellent and practical book the prominent psychology, Richard Nisbett, translates psychological research into practical advice that will help the reader to better evaluate situations and to make better decisions.
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1 day ago · Richard E. Nisbett is Theodore M. Newcomb Distinguished Professor of social psychology and co-director of the Culture and Cognition program at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. Nisbett's research interests are in social cognition, culture, social class, and aging.
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Want to be smarter? Heredity is not the barrier you might think it is, says University of Michigan social psychologist Richard E. Nisbett, PhD. After analyzing decades of intelligence research, Nisbett maintains that past studies give too much credit to heritability's role in intelligence.
