Why g matters: The complexity of everyday life

Intelligence

Volumn 24 1 SPEC.ISS, Issue , 1997, Pages 79-132

  Gottfredson, Linda S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

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EID: 0039862060     PISSN: 01602896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0160-2896(97)90014-3     Document Type: Article

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