Common and variable aspects of intelligence
pp. 367-380
in: Sam Goldstein, Dana Princiotta, Jack A. Naglieri (eds), Handbook of intelligence, Berlin, Springer, 2015Abstract
This chapter considers the assessment of human intelligence from a broad perspective of brain-behavior relationships as an aid to understanding implications of normal as well as abnormal intellectual ability through the discussion of bio-behavioral paradigms related to human intelligence. All psychologists have a strong interest in intelligence from theoretical, social and clinical perspectives. Level of intelligence is important to establish in multiple contexts as a selection and placement criterion as well as an aid in diagnosis and treatment, including as a baseline of overall mental function against which more specific cognitive skills may be compared.