Sex differences in fluid intelligence among high school graduates

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 445-451

  Colom, Roberto ^a   García López, Oscar ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD EUROPEA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Advanced progressive matrices; Culture Fair Intelligence Test; Fluid intelligence; High school graduates; Intelligence; Primary mental abilities; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

EID: 0344561366     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8869(01)00040-X     Document Type: Article

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