The stability of general intelligence from early adulthood to middle-age

Intelligence

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 29-34

  Larsen, Lars ^a   Hartmann, Peter ^b   Nyborg, Helmuth ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b Dansk psykologisk Forlag   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Absolute stability; Differential stability; General intelligence

Indexed keywords

EID: 37349029424     PISSN: 01602896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intell.2007.01.001     Document Type: Article

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