16.04.03
Test
the Nation - The IQ Book
A person's Intelligence Quotient (IQ) is, arguably, one of their
most important characteristics. It is believed that you can predict
a person's behaviour more accurately from their IQ than from any
other single piece of information about them.
However,
IQ is also an area of psychology rife with myth and misunderstanding.
Is it really possible to describe all of a person's myriad abilities
using one number, their IQ? What influences how well a particular
person will perform in a test? Can we improve our performance on
these tests through practice or training?
Written
by psychologist, Dr Colin Cooper and published by Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Worldwide
on 1 May, The IQ Book aims to address these issues and many more.
It provides answers to the following frequently asked questions:
-
What is IQ?
- How
are IQ tests constructed?
- Are
these tests fair?
- What
does having a particular IQ imply?
- How
should IQ scores be interpreted?
- How
can IQ be boosted?
- What
causes people to vary their IQ?
- Are
differences in IQ related to how long we are likely to live?
- How
does IQ change over the lifespan?
Colin
Cooper wrote The IQ Book in response to the surge of interest in
IQ that followed the broadcast of Test The Nation - the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ programme
that allowed viewers in many countries to assess their IQ via a
television and website test.
Included
in, and exclusive to the book is the UK version of the 'National
IQ Test 2002', along with instructions for scoring the test and
converting your score into an IQ. So providing that you don't peak
at the questions beforehand, it's possible to take the test and
estimate your IQ, and have a complete understanding of what your
score means.
Published:
1 May 2003
ISBN: 0563 487453
Price: Β£6.99 (PB)
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