Influence of Socio-Demographic Factors on Sraven Performance

Journal of Psychology in Africa

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 91-101

  Murphy, Raegan ^a   Cassimjee, Nafisa ^b   Schur, Clare ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Culture dependence; Neuropsychological performance; Non verbal tests; Socio demographic factors; Sravens

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956042771     PISSN: 14330237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14330237.2011.10820433     Document Type: Article

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