Intelligence or misorientation? Eurocentrism in the WISC-III

Journal of Black Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 221-238

  Kwate, Naa Oyo A ^a  

^a ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 28444459420     PISSN: 00957984     EISSN: 15524558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0095798401027002005     Document Type: Article

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