Our new book: "What is intelligence?"

There is a new book from the founders of Psychology and Mind! Is about What is intelligence?: from IQ to multiple intelligences, a work that aims to give an overview of the development of research on intelligence and the main authors who have released theories about it.

Among its pages there is a review of everything fundamental related to the subject: how did the study of intelligence come about? What is IC? How does an intelligence test work? How does being more or less skilled in this set of mental capacities affect our lives? Does it simply arise from the genetics we inherit, or can it be shaped by our learning? Is there only one intelligence, or many? In this work of Adrian Triglia, bertrand regader and Jonathan Garcia-Allen You have the opportunity to answer all these questions.

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A book on intelligence designed to disseminate

From experience, we know that intelligence is one of the topics related to psychology that generates the most interest. It is normal, taking into account that it is one of the most important psychological constructs when it comes to predicting the quality of life that people will have. This set of mental abilities allows us to communicate better, apply for better jobs, follow a healthier lifestyle, and make better decisions.

Also, although it greatly influences our lives, this is a subject capable of causing the most heated discussions. As intelligence is a concept that has been incorporated into the vocabulary of the whole world, and since practically everything we do is linked in one way or another to it, it is very easy to position yourself for or against an opinion about what it is. what defines us as intelligent beings, how this quality can be measured, how it can be enhanced, how intelligent people behave, etc.

As if that were not enough, there are even those who have come to question the idea that there is only one intelligence, causing some to adhere to a vision of the mental abilities according to which there is a series of cognitive abilities that run in parallel (musical intelligence, spatial intelligence), so that schools would only be focusing on evaluating a very limited number of these qualities, leaving out all of them that do not fit into the gear of the economy. It is even possible that many believe that this is the prevailing paradigm in psychology, which is a mistake.

So the intelligence it has to be treated in any initiative that seeks to disseminate about psychology in general. And, in this case, we have been in charge of putting this grain of sand in the Neuroscience and Psychology collection of El País. You can order it at any kiosk in Spain.psicologia.html).

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What does it offer "What is intelligence? From IQ to multiple intelligences?

The book that we present is a work specially designed to be an introduction to the subject of intelligence. That is to say, for readers who have never had contact with the subject and who have not yet become familiar with the concepts worked on in this broad field of research. It condenses, in a relatively small space, everything essential to understand this facet of human behavior, and also contains illustrations and diagrams to make it easy to understand.

Oh, it also contains sections specially dedicated to curiosities! These little “modules” always help to have a more global vision about what human cognition is, the people who have made contributions to this scientific field or the context in which they have left developing these investigations... although some have been added, without further ado, because they are fun.

So now you know, if you are interested in forming a general idea about everything that is known about intelligence, this may be a good entry point as a popularization book on psychology. It never hurts to know how that group of mental abilities works that has allowed us to be who we are!