The rise and fall of the Flynn Effect as a reason to expect a narrowing of the Black-White IQ gap

Intelligence

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 213-219

  Rushton, J Philippe ^a   Jensen, Arthur R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 77049094884     PISSN: 01602896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intell.2009.12.002     Document Type: Editorial

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