Age dedifferentiation hypothesis: Evidence from the WAIS III

Intelligence

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 395-408

  Juan Espinosa, Manuel ^a   García, Luis F ^a   Escorial, Sergio ^a   Rebollo, Irene ^a   Colom, Roberto ^a   Abad, Francisco J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Age dedifferentiation hypothesis; Anatomical metaphor; Cognitive abilities structure; g factor; Indifferentiation hypothesis; WAIS III

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHESIS; INTELLIGENCE; LIFE CYCLE; LIFESPAN; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; SEXUAL MATURITY; SPAIN; STANDARDIZATION; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 0036741618     PISSN: 01602896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-2896(02)00092-2     Document Type: Article

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