Sex Differences in Cognitive Abilities (Hardcover)

by Diane F. Halpern (Author)

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Sex Differences in Cognitive Abilities, Third Edition is written at a remarkably uniform level, and displays painstaking care to avoid over-stepping students pre-existing technical knowledge. Students who read this book will learn a great deal about research methods, data interpretation, brain function, hormones, etc., while also learning about sex differences in cognition....Sex Differences in Cognitive Abilities, Third Edition has plenty of material to serve as the sole or primary textbook, and is well designed for such use. It would make an excellent choice for a capstone course: it is about the right level, it covers many different issues, concepts and theories and, perhaps more importantly, it encourages using biological, social and cognitive approaches to an engaging topic in an integrated fashion. Sex Differences in Cognitive Abilities, Third Edition also deserves to be highly recommended for use outside the classroom as a comprehensive survey and synthesis of research and theory in this complex and highly controversial area.

—Human Ethology Bulletin

Let it be known that this third edition of Sex Differences in Cognitive Abilities is a striking example of triumph of scholarship and knowledge over ignorance and political agenda, and I recommend it highly.
—Contemporary Psychology

Halperns organization of the book is superb....Halpern delivers a book that functions as a primer on sex differences in cognition. The book not only provides a complete reporting of the facts, but also a thorough and easy-to-understand orientation to the subject matter....Halpern provides a masterful introduction to the complex and controversial subject matter of sex differences in cognitive abilities.

—Cognitive Science Society Newsletter

The book not only reports the facts, but also provides a thorough and easy-to-understand orientation to the subject matter....Halpern provides a masterful introduction to the complex and controversial subject matter of sex differences in cognitive abilities....the book would work very well as the primary textbook in a graduate or advanced undergraduate course in departments of psychology, zoology, or education.
—Applied Cognitive Psychology

Sex Differences in Cognitive Abilities, Third Edition is written at a remarkably uniform level, and displays painstaking care to avoid over-stepping students' pre-existing technical knowledge. Students who read this book will learn a great deal about research methods, data interpretation, brain function, hormones, etc., while also learning about sex differences in cognition....Sex Differences in Cognitive Abilities, Third Edition has plenty of material to serve as the sole or primary textbook, and is well designed for such use. It would make an excellent choice for a capstone course: it is about the right level, it covers many different issues, concepts and theories and, perhaps more importantly, it encourages using biological, social and cognitive approaches to an engaging topic in an integrated fashion. Sex Differences in Cognitive Abilities, Third Edition also deserves to be highly recommended for use outside the classroom as a comprehensive survey and synthesis of research and theory in this complex and highly controversial area.

—Human Ethology Bulletin

Let it be known that this third edition of Sex Differences in Cognitive Abilities is a striking example of triumph of scholarship and knowledge over ignorance and political agenda, and I recommend it highly.
—Contemporary Psychology

Halpern's organization of the book is superb....Halpern delivers a book that functions as a primer on sex differences in cognition. The book not only provides a complete reporting of the facts, but also a thorough and easy-to-understand orientation to the subject matter....Halpern provides a masterful introduction to the complex and controversial subject matter of sex differences in cognitive abilities.

—Cognitive Science Society Newsletter

The book not only reports the facts, but also provides a thorough and easy-to-understand orientation to the subject matter....Halpern provides amasterful introduction to the complex and controversial subject matter of sex differences in cognitive abilities....the book would work very well as the primary textbook in a graduate or advanced undergraduate course in departments of psychology, zoology, or education.
—Applied Cognitive Psychology

Product Description
Thoroughly updated to include new research on brain and behavior, this text will be suitable for courses on gender studies, individual differences, and cognition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 440 pages
• Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum; 3 edition (February 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0805827919
• ISBN-13: 978-0805827910
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.3 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,943,686 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Primer on Sex Differences, January 13, 2002

By	Shelia Kennison (Stillwater, Oklahoma) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Halpern provides a masterful introduction to the complex and controversial subject matter of sex differences in cognitive abilities. Halpern has aimed the book towards readers with a basic-level background in psychology, biology, and research methods. Because of the author's inclusion of two introductory chapters, one on the theoretical approaches to the area and one on methodological and statistical issues relevant to this area of research, the book would work very well as the primary textbook in a graduate or advanced undergraduate course in departments of psychology, zoology, or education. Those interested college readers from other disciplines are also likely to find the book a worthwhile purchase.