"Intelligence and Civilisation": A Ludwig Mond lecture delivered at the University of Manchester on 23rd October 1936 by Godfrey H. Thomson. A reprinting with background and commentary

Intelligence

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 48-61

  Deary, Ian J ^a   Lawn, Martin ^a   Brett, Caroline E ^a   Bartholomew, David J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Civilization; education; Godfrey Thomson; history of psychology; Intelligence; IQ; Moray House Tests

Indexed keywords

EID: 57349169481     PISSN: 01602896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intell.2008.07.005     Document Type: Article

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