Sex differences and IQ

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 559-571

  Mackintosh, N J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION;

EID: 0029822377     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0021932000022586     Document Type: Conference Paper

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