The human mind has been studied for centuries, starting with Plato and Aristotle. Although the theories proposed about the human mind have since evolved, interest remains keen, especially today. The Developing Mind is a unique interdisciplinary work that examines the nature and lifelong development of the mind.

The book answers critical questions:

• What cognitive processes govern intelligence?
• What is general and what is specific in intelligence?
• What remains constant and what changes in intelligence with development?
• Why do people differ in terms of intelligence?
• How is intelligence related to the genome and the brain?
• How is intelligence related to personality?
• Can we change intelligence through specific interventions?

The book is organized into three parts: The first reviews and evaluates the research that has been conducted on the mind from the psychology of individual differences, experimental cognitive, and developmental psychology. The second presents a holistic theory for the developing mind that synthesizes these three sciences based on decades of research. The third assesses the relationship between education and intelligence.