The quest for item types based on information processing: An analysis of Raven's Advanced Progressive Matrices, with a consideration of gender differences

Intelligence

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 702-710

  Vigneau, François ^a   Bors, Douglas A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dimensionality; Gender differences; Information processing; Intelligence; Raven's Progressive Matrices

Indexed keywords

EID: 53849142869     PISSN: 01602896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intell.2008.04.004     Document Type: Article

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