Where and why g matters: Not a mystery

Human Performance

Volumn 15, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 25-46

  Gottfredson, Linda S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

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EID: 0036269465     PISSN: 08959285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327043hup1501&02_03     Document Type: Article

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