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Uses and Abuses of Psychology.
Title:
Uses and Abuses of Psychology.
Author:
Eysenck, Dr. H. J.
ISBN:
9781787200685
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (265 pages)
Contents:
Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- PART ONE-INTELLIGENCE TESTING -- 1-WHAT DO INTELLIGENCE TESTS REALLY MEASURE? -- 2-PRIMARY MENTAL ABILITIES -- (1) VERBAL ABILITY (V) -- (2) VERBAL FLUENCY (W) -- (3) NUMERICAL ABILITY (N) -- (4) SPATIAL ABILITY (S) -- (5) PERCEPTUAL ABILITY (P) -- (6) INDUCTIVE REASONING (R) -- (7) MEMORY (M) -- 3-THE BRIGHT CHILD GROWS UP -- 4-IS OUR NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE DECLINING? -- PART TWO-VOCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY -- 5-FROM EACH ACCORDING TO HIS ABILITY -- 6-THE USE OF TESTS IN STUDENT SELECTION -- 7-ASSESSMENT OF MEN -- 8-WORK, PRODUCTIVITY, AND MOTIVATION -- PART THREE-ABNORMAL BEHAVIOUR -- 9-NORMALITY, SEX, AND SOCIAL CLASS -- 10-THE EFFECTS OF PSYCHOTHERAPY -- 11-PSYCHOANALYSIS, HABIT, AND CONDITIONING -- 12-WHAT IS WRONG WITH PSYCHOANALYSIS? -- PART FOUR-SOCIAL ATTITUDES -- 13-NATIONAL STEREOTYPES AND NATIONAL CHARACTER -- 14-THE PSYCHOLOGY OF ANTI-SEMITISM -- 15-GALLUP POLLS AND PUBLIC OPINION -- 16-PSYCHOLOGY AND POLITICS -- RECOMMENDED FOR FURTHER READING -- REQUEST FROM THE PUBLISHER.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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