Individual and gender differences in 'good' and 'first-class' undergraduate degree performance

British Journal of Psychology

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 467-483

  Farsides, Tom ^a   Woodfield, Ruth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNITED KINGDOM; UNIVERSITY;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; BEHAVIOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 34548595784     PISSN: 20448295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000712606X150246     Document Type: Article

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