Bias in Mental Testing since Bias in Mental Testing

School Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 208-238

  Brown, Robert T ^a   Reynolds, Cecil R ^b   Whitaker, Jean S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0033423237     PISSN: 10453830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/h0089007     Document Type: Article

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