The Evolution Of Intelligence


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The Origin And Evolution Of Intelligence


The Origin And Evolution Of Intelligence
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Author : Arnold B. Scheibel
language : en
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
Release Date : 1997

The Origin And Evolution Of Intelligence written by Arnold B. Scheibel and has been published by Jones & Bartlett Learning this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Medical categories.


What is intelligence? From where did it come? Will the human brain grow and adapt to the ever-changing world? These and many other questions are addressed in The Origin and Evolution of Intelligence. This volume is composed of a series of articles presented on the origin and evolution of intelligence in March 1995 at the Eighth Annual Symposium of the UCLA Center for the Study of the Origin and Evolution of Life (CSEOL). The six authors of the contributions to this volume discuss in detail an enormous span of invertebrate and vertebrate life forms and wrestle with a vast array of problems ranging from direction finding in ants and birds to sociopolitical communication in monkeys, symbol manipulation in apes, and language use in humans. All these phenomena may be grouped under the general term intelligence, the unifying theme of the volume.



The Evolution Of Intelligence


The Evolution Of Intelligence
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Author : Robert J. Sternberg
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 2013-06-17

The Evolution Of Intelligence written by Robert J. Sternberg and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-17 with Psychology categories.


How is one to understand the nature of intelligence? One approach is through psychometric testing, but such an approach often puts the "cart before the horse"--the test before the theory. Another approach is to use evolutionary theory. This criterion has been suggested by a number of individuals in the past, from Charles Darwin in the more distant past to Howard Gardner, Stephen Gould, Steven Pinker, Carl Sagan, David Stenhouse, and many others. The chapters in this book address three major questions: 1. Does evolutionary theory help us understand the nature of human intelligence? 2. If so, what does it tell us about the nature of human intelligence? 3. And if so, how has intelligence evolved? The goal of this book is to present diverse points of view on the evolution of intelligence as offered by leading experts in the field. In particular, it may be possible to better understand the nature and societal implications of intelligence by understanding how and why it has evolved as it has. This book is unique in offering a diversity of points of view on the topic of the evolution of human intelligence.



The Evolution Of Intelligence


The Evolution Of Intelligence
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Author : David Stenhouse
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1974

The Evolution Of Intelligence written by David Stenhouse and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with Animal intelligence categories.




The Evolution Of Intelligence


The Evolution Of Intelligence
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Author : James H. Fetzer
language : en
Publisher: Open Court Publishing
Release Date : 2005

The Evolution Of Intelligence written by James H. Fetzer and has been published by Open Court Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Psychology categories.


James Fetzer explores the nature of consciousness and cognition in human beings and other animals. He addresses the inadequacies of the computational conception and expounds on an alternative theory based on the study of signs and symbols as elements of communicative behavior. Fetzer offers a new theory of intelligence by which machines can be intelligent without possessing minds.



Handbook Of Intelligence


Handbook Of Intelligence
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Author : Sam Goldstein
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2014-12-08

Handbook Of Intelligence written by Sam Goldstein and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-12-08 with Psychology categories.


Numerous functions, cognitive skills, and behaviors are associated with intelligence, yet decades of research has yielded little consensus on its definition. Emerging from often conflicting studies is the provocative idea that intelligence evolved as an adaptation humans needed to keep up with – and survive in – challenging new environments. The Handbook of Intelligence addresses a broad range of issues relating to our cognitive and linguistic past. It is the first full-length volume to place intelligence in an evolutionary/cultural framework, tracing the development of the human mind, exploring differences between humans and other primates, and addressing human thinking and reasoning about its own intelligence and its uses. The works of pioneering thinkers – from Plato to Darwin, Binet to Piaget, Luria to Weachsler – are referenced to illustrate major events in the evolution of theories of intelligence, leading to the current era of multiple intelligences and special education programs. In addition, it examines evolutionary concepts in areas as diverse as creativity, culture, neurocognition, emotional intelligence, and assessment. Featured topics include: The evolution of the human brain from matter to mind Social competition and the evolution of fluid intelligence Multiple intelligences in the new age of thinking Intelligence as a malleable construct From traditional IQ to second-generation intelligence tests The evolution of intelligence, including implications for educational programming and policy. The Handbook of Intelligence is an essential resource for researchers, graduate students, clinicians, and professionals in developmental psychology; assessment, testing and evaluation; language philosophy; personality and social psychology; sociology; and developmental biology.



Up From Dragons


Up From Dragons
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Author : John Robert Skoyles
language : en
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
Release Date : 2002

Up From Dragons written by John Robert Skoyles and has been published by McGraw-Hill Companies this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Psychology categories.


Taking its cue from "The Dragons of Eden, " Carl Sagan's 1977 bestselling classic, "Up from Dragons" traces the development of human intelligence back to its animal roots in an attempt to account for the vast differences between our species and all those that came before us.



Evolution Of The Brain And Intelligence


Evolution Of The Brain And Intelligence
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Author : Harry Jerison
language : en
Publisher: Elsevier
Release Date : 2012-12-02

Evolution Of The Brain And Intelligence written by Harry Jerison and has been published by Elsevier this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-02 with Science categories.


Evolution of the Brain and Intelligence covers the general principles of behavior and brain function. The book is divided into four parts encompassing 17 chapters that emphasize the implications of the history of the brain for the evolution of behavior in vertebrates. The introductory chapter covers the studies of animal behavior and their implications about the nature of the animal’s world. The following chapters emphasize methodological issues and the meanings of brain indices and brain size, as well as the general anatomy of the brain. Other chapters discuss the history of the brain in the major vertebrate groups that were known about 300 million years ago to determine the fate of these early vertebrate groups. Discussions on broad trends in evolution and their implications for the evolution of intelligence are also included. Substantive matter on the brains, bodies, and associated mechanisms of behavior of vertebrates are covered in the remaining chapters of the book, with an emphasis on evolution “above the species level . This book is of value to anthropologists, behavioral scientists, zoologists, paleontologists, and neurosciences students.



The Evolution Of Intelligence


The Evolution Of Intelligence
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Author : Scott Bailey
language : en
Publisher: Basel : Karger
Release Date : 2002

The Evolution Of Intelligence written by Scott Bailey and has been published by Basel : Karger this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Animal behavior categories.


All animals acquire, process and use information to guide their behaviors in complex, changing environments. As a subject of interdisciplinary nature, the meaning and uses of intelligence across a variety of species such as invertebrates, aquatic species, avian species, and non-human primates was explored at the 2001 Krost Symposium on the Evolution of Intelligence. By comparing the adaptive behavior of animals with that of humans, the authors discovered similarities and differences among species and explored the origin and nature of those differences. The product of this symposium represents a wide array of methodologies (e.g. structured observational case studies, controlled multi-group experiments, and computer models) and species. The work presented in this issue represents a significant step towards a better understanding of the evolution of biological and artificial intelligence and provides an exciting framework for future research.



Beyond Information


Beyond Information
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Author : Tom Stonier
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-12-06

Beyond Information written by Tom Stonier and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-06 with Computers categories.


Preamble The emergence of machine intelligence during the second half of the twentieth century is the most important development in the evolution of this planet since the origin of life two to three thousand million years ago. The emergence of machine intelligence within the matrix of human society is analogous to the emergence, three billion years ago, of complex, self-replicating molecules within the matrix of an energy-rich molecular soup - the first step in the evolution of life. The emergence of machine intelligence within a human social context has set into motion irreversible processes which will lead to an evolutionary discontinuity. Just as the emergence of "Life" represented a qualitatively different form of organisation of matter and energy, so will pure "Intelligence" represent a qualitatively different form of organisation of matter, energy and life. The emergence of machine intelligence presages the progression of the human species as we know it, into a form which, at present, we would not recognise as "human". As Forsyth and Naylor (1985) have pointed out: "Humanity has opened two Pandora's boxes at the same time, one labelled genetic engineering, the other labelled knowledge engineering. What we have let out is not entirely clear, but it is reasonable to hazard a guess that it contains the seeds of our successors".



The Evolution Of Intelligent Systems


The Evolution Of Intelligent Systems
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Author : K. Richardson
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2010-10-20

The Evolution Of Intelligent Systems written by K. Richardson and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-10-20 with Social Science categories.


How could something as seemingly transcendental as the human mind have arisen from far simpler material beginnings? This book provides a comprehensive overview of evolution from pre-life and early life forms through increasing complexity to advanced cognitive systems using a new framework based on dynamic systems theory.