Indian and isiZulu-speaking South African parents' estimates of their own and their children's intelligence

South African Journal of Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 364-385

  Furnham, Adrian ^a   Mkhize, Nhlanhla ^b   Mndaweni, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

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EID: 12944327766     PISSN: 00812463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/008124630403400303     Document Type: Article

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