Group differences in the role of g and prior job knowledge in the acquisition of subsequent job knowledge

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 585-593

  Carretta, Thomas R ^a   Doub, Thomas W ^a  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Causal models; General cognitive ability; Job knowledge; Knowledge acquisition; Sex and ethnic group differences

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032060461     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8869(97)00210-9     Document Type: Article

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