Cattell-Horn-Carroll abilities and cognitive tests: What we've learned from 20 years of research

Psychology in the Schools

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 635-650

  Keith, Timothy Z ^a   Reynolds, Matthew R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

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EID: 78650457821     PISSN: 00333085     EISSN: 15206807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pits.20496     Document Type: Article

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