The correlation between general intelligence (g), a general factor of personality (GFP), and social desirability

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 187-189

  Schermer, Julie Aitken ^a   Vernon, Philip A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

General factor of personality; Intelligence; Social desirability

Indexed keywords

EID: 77349107912     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2009.10.003     Document Type: Article

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