Outsmarting IQ
by David N. Perkins · first published 1995
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Revealing how earlier discoveries about IQ and recent research indicate that intelligence is not genetically fixed and can be taught, an education researcher identifies three kinds of intelligence, documents dramatic increases in intelligence, and outlines specific strategies for improvement. -- Amazon.com
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> But how can a 6 year old do that? At least many 12-year-olds can learn to self-modify if they are taught properly. Some of the research in this area are summarized in "Outsmarting IQ: The Emerging Science of Learnable Intelligence" http://www.amazon.com/Outsmarting-IQ-Emerging-Learnable-Inte...
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