Sex differences in intelligence implications for education

American Psychologist

Volumn 52, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1091-1102

  Halpern, Diane F ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL; CHILD; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTELLIGENCE; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; STANFORD-BINET INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTELLIGENCE; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; STANFORD-BINET TEST;

EID: 0031253815     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0003-066X.52.10.1091     Document Type: Article

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