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Mind in Context: Interactionist Perspectives on Human Intelligence

Hardback

Main Details

Title Mind in Context: Interactionist Perspectives on Human Intelligence
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Robert J. Sternberg
Edited by Richard K. Wagner
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:260
Dimensions(mm): Height 236,Width 156
ISBN/Barcode 9780521411141
ClassificationsDewey:153.9
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 25 Tables, unspecified; 32 Line drawings, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 25 February 1994
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The essays in Mind in Context serve as a bridge between the work of radical constructivists, who propose that all cognition depends on interaction with the outside world, and traditional cognitive scientists, who feel that all cognition resides in the mind. Here, concepts of distributed cognition and situated learning are translated into constructs and methodologies that are accessible to a broad range of psychology researchers and students. The volume is divided into three main parts, containing chapters by leaders in the fields of education, the study of intelligence, and psychometrics. Part I, dealing with performances in academic and test-like tasks, includes essays on novelty and intelligence, and the effects of context on cognition. Part II addresses everyday tasks, with essays on cognitive tests in job selection; and leader intelligence, interpersonal stress, and task performance. In Part III the essays move toward constructing an integrative framework for understanding the volume as a whole. This volume is essential reading for cognitive psychologists, social psychologists, educational psychologists as well as scholars interested in situated learning.

Reviews

"...the present volume sparkles with quality, virtuosity, inspiration, vision, and a wealth of critical information. The contributors are a distinguished band of leading theorists and researchers, well-known and respected, and they have given, on the whole, fine performances of some of their best works." David Henry Feldman, Contemporary Psychology