Secular declines in cognitive test scores: A reversal of the Flynn Effect

Intelligence

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 121-126

  Teasdale, Thomas W ^a   Owen, David R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive tests; Flynn Effect; Secular trend

Indexed keywords

EID: 38549163666     PISSN: 01602896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intell.2007.01.007     Document Type: Article

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