Research Agenda for Intelligence

Elgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary.What is human intelligence, how should it be measured, and why does it matter for education, work, health, and decision making? This accessible overview brings together leading researchers to examine recent scholarship and the major questions shaping the future of the field.Chapters cover foundational topics such as working memory, processing speed, crystallized intelligence, and the biological basis of intelligence. Drawing on key cognitive and psychometric perspectives, contributors explore the emerging areas of attention control, emotion recognition ability, and metacognition. They highlight major methodological challenges, including measurement invariance and the Flynn effect, outlining the extent to which intelligence can be enhanced across the human lifespan.A Research Agenda for Intelligence is an essential resource for scholars, students and researchers of cognitive science and intelligence, as well as differential psychology. Its examination of current subject controversies is also valuable for psychometricians and professionals in educational and psychological assessment.