Description: Ceci argues that traditional conceptions of intelligence ignore the role of society in shaping intelligence and underestimate the intelligence of non-Western societies. He puts forth a "bio-ecological" framework of individual differences in intellectual development intended to address major deficiencies of extant theories of intelligence.
Brief description: Stephen J. Ceci is Helen L. Carr Professor of Psychology at Cornell University.
Review Quotes: An exciting book as well as an important one...It strikes a fatal blow to the idea that a construct of general intelligence can play an important role in our efforts to understand why people differ in their intellectual abilities.--Michael J. A. Howe "British Journal of Educational Psychology"