Book contents
- The Cambridge Handbook of Intelligence
- The Cambridge Handbook of Intelligence
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- Part I Intelligence and Its Measurement
- Part II Development of Intelligence
- Part III Intelligence and Group Differences
- Part IV Biology of Intelligence
- Part V Intelligence and Information Processing
- Part VI Kinds of Intelligence
- Part VII Intelligence and Its Role in Society
- 37 Intelligence in Worldwide Perspective
- 38 Historical Evolution of Intelligence
- 39 Secular Changes in Intelligence
- 40 Society and Intelligence
- 41 Environment and Intelligence
- Part VIII Intelligence and Allied Constructs
- Part IX Folk Conceptions of Intelligence
- Part X Conclusion
- Author Index
- Subject Index
- References
37 - Intelligence in Worldwide Perspective
A Twenty-First-Century Update
from Part VII - Intelligence and Its Role in Society
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 December 2019
- The Cambridge Handbook of Intelligence
- The Cambridge Handbook of Intelligence
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- Part I Intelligence and Its Measurement
- Part II Development of Intelligence
- Part III Intelligence and Group Differences
- Part IV Biology of Intelligence
- Part V Intelligence and Information Processing
- Part VI Kinds of Intelligence
- Part VII Intelligence and Its Role in Society
- 37 Intelligence in Worldwide Perspective
- 38 Historical Evolution of Intelligence
- 39 Secular Changes in Intelligence
- 40 Society and Intelligence
- 41 Environment and Intelligence
- Part VIII Intelligence and Allied Constructs
- Part IX Folk Conceptions of Intelligence
- Part X Conclusion
- Author Index
- Subject Index
- References
Summary
This chapter reviews both implicit and explicit theories of intelligence worldwide and suggests that intelligence is both general and culturally specific. Although people around the world share some core views in their conceptions of intelligence, including cognitive competence (both verbal and nonverbal) and social-emotional competence, there are cultural variations regarding emphasis of different aspects. In general, people from Asia, Africa, and South America emphasize social, emotional, and moral aspects of intelligence more than did their counterparts from Western Europe and North America. The chapter also discusses the impact of globalization in the twenty-first century on the evolution of concepts of intelligence and concludes that, as the concept of intelligence has become increasingly inclusive, so do the measurements of intelligences.
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- The Cambridge Handbook of Intelligence , pp. 893 - 915Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020
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