Norms and sex differences for intelligence in Saudi Arabia assessed by the Standard Progressive Matrices

Mankind Quarterly

Volumn 50, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 106-113

  Abdel Khalek, Ahmed M ^a   Lynn, Richard ^b  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gender differences; Intelligence; Progressive Matrices; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

EID: 72349100135     PISSN: 00252344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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