The role of height in the sex difference in intelligence

American Journal of Psychology

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 527-536

  Kanazawa, Satoshi ^a   Reyniers, Diane J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; ESTHETICS; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; INTERVIEW; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEAUTY; BODY HEIGHT; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELECTION, GENETIC; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75649136623     PISSN: 00029556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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