Psychometric and information processing approaches to measuring cognitive abilities: Paradigms in military testing

Canadian Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 240-254

  Miller, Linda T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

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EID: 0033177424     PISSN: 07085591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/h0086840     Document Type: Article

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