Situational effects may account for gain scores in cognitive ability testing: A longitudinal SEM approach

Intelligence

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 412-421

  Matton, Nadine ^a   Vautier, Stéphane ^a   Raufaste, Éric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Cognitive ability test; General intelligence; Modelling; Practice effects; Retest effects; Selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 66049150447     PISSN: 01602896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intell.2009.03.011     Document Type: Article

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