Is g an entity? A Japanese twin study using syllogisms and intelligence tests

Intelligence

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 256-267

  Shikishima, Chizuru ^a   Hiraishi, Kai ^b   Yamagata, Shinji ^a   Sugimoto, Yutaro ^a   Takemura, Ryo ^a   Ozaki, Koken ^c   Okada, Mitsuhiro ^a   Toda, Tatsushi ^d   Ando, Juko ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^d OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Common pathway model; g; Independent pathway model; Multivariate genetic analysis; Syllogism; Twin study

Indexed keywords

EID: 64949128862     PISSN: 01602896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intell.2008.10.010     Document Type: Article

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