Book takes a refreshing approach on a classic topic of intelligence, inviting proponents of opposite viewpoints to debate pros & cons of the general factor of intelligence. For graduate & professionl level scholars in cog psy, educatn & indiv differences

Contents: Preface. Part I: Psychometric Approach.A. Demetriou, Tracing Psychology's Invisible Giant and Its Visible Guards. L. Stankov,"g": A Diminutive General. A.R. Jensen, Psychometric g: Definition and Substantiation. J.A. Naglieri, J.P. Das, Practical Implications of General Intelligence and PASS Cognitive Processes. Part II: Genetic-Epistemological Approach. L.G. Humphreys, S. Stark, General Intelligence: Measurement, Correlates, and Interpretations of the Cultural-Genetic Construct. J. Lautrey, Is There a General Factor of Cognitive Development? Part III: Cognitive Approach. I.J. Deary, g and Cognitive Elements of Information Processing: An Agnostic View. J. Kray, P.A. Frensch, A View From Cognitive Psychology: "g"-(G)host in the Correlation Matrix? Part IV: Biological Approach. D.K. Detterman, General Intelligence: Cognitive and Biological Explanations. D. Wahlsten, The Theory of Biological Intelligence: History and a Critical Appraisal. Part V: Behavior-Genetic Approach. S.A. Petrill, The Case for General Intelligence: A Behavioral Genetic Perspective. E.L. Grigorenko, Other Than g: The Value of Persistence. Part VI: Sociocultural Approach. L.S. Gottfredson, g: Highly General and Highly Practical. C.A. Berg, P.A. Klaczynski, Contextual Variability in the Expression and Meaning of Intelligence. Part VII: Systems Approach. P.C. Kyllonen, g: Knowledge, Speed, Strategies, or Working-Memory Capacity? A Systems Perspective. R.J. Sternberg, Beyond g: The Theory of Successful Intelligence.