Problems with IQ gains: The huge vocabulary gap

Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 412-433

  Flynn, James R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

adult vs. child vocabulary; IQ gains (causes); IQ gains (Wechsler subtests); teenage subculture

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956635014     PISSN: 07342829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734282910373342     Document Type: Article

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