An appraisal of biological theories of intelligence: A reconsideration of Eysenck's theory of intelligence

Kybernetes

Volumn 27, Issue 8-9, 1998, Pages 1020-1035

  Fidelman, Uri ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

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EID: 0009228456     PISSN: 0368492X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03684929810246044     Document Type: Article

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