Sex ratios in the most-selective elite US undergraduate colleges and universities are consistent with the hypothesis that modern educational systems increasingly select for conscientious personality compared with intelligence

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 127-129

  Charlton, Bruce G ^a  

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ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; CALCULATION; COLLEGE; EDITORIAL; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; PERSONALITY; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; PERSONALITY; SEX RATIO; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 67349280963     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2009.03.016     Document Type: Editorial

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