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Keith E Stanovich

Keith E. Stanovich is Professor of Human Development and Applied Psychology at the University of Toronto and the author of What Intelligence Tests Miss: The Psychology of Rational Thought.
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  • Rationality versus Intelligence

    Series: Science and Society
    2009-04-06
    The mental skills that intelligence tests measure do not include rationality. Yet it is the development of our rational capacities - adopting appropriate goals, taking the appropriate action given one’s goals and beliefs, and holding beliefs that are commensurate with available evidence - that could substantially increase human well-being.... read
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