PURPOSE: Studies of middle-aged and particularly older-aged adults found that those with
higher scores on tests of IQ (cognitive function) had lower rates of later mortality …

This article reviews a systems model of leadership. According to the model, effective
leadership is a synthesis of wisdom, creativity, and intelligence (WICS). It is in large part a …

This book is a scholarly overview of the modern concepts, definitions, and theories of
intellectual giftedness, and of past and current developments in the field of gifted education …

In this" how-to" book, the authors offer practical suggestions for merging today's
requirements for teaching to standards with recent findings from brain research. The …

The purpose of this research was to meta-analyze studies which experimentally induced an
achievement goal state to examine its causal effect on the individual's performance at the …

Human capital plays an important role in the theory of economic growth, but it has been
difficult to measure this abstract concept. We survey the psychological literature on cross …

In this article I present a model of leadership—WICS—that encompasses w isdom, i
ntelligence, and c reativity, s ynthesized. I open with a general discussion of issues in …

Background There is evidence that education protects against cardiovascular disease.
However, it is not known whether such an effect is independent of cognition. Methods We …

An alternative view, consistent with the topic of “competence” highlighted in this volume, is
that intelligence represents a set of competencies in development, and that these …

OBJECTIVE: To assess whether socioeconomic position, maternal intelligence (IQ), and the
home environment are inter-related to cognitive development in childhood. STUDY DESIGN …