Failure to apply the Flynn correction in death penalty litigation: Standard practice of today maybe, but certainly malpractice of tomorrow

Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 477-481

  Reynolds, Cecil R ^a   Niland, John ^b   Wright, John E ^c   Rosenn, Michal ^d  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Texas Defender Service   (United States)

^c Harvard University ^*

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

death penalty; Flynn effect; forensic psychology; Intelligence

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956636551     PISSN: 07342829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734282910373348     Document Type: Article

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