Black-White differences on IQ and grades: The mediating role of elementary cognitive tasks

Intelligence

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 323-329

  Pesta, Bryan J ^a   Poznanski, Peter J ^a  

^a CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 44149092452     PISSN: 01602896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intell.2007.07.004     Document Type: Article

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