General Factor Loadings and Specific Effects of the Differential Ability Scales, Second Edition Composites

School Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 108-118

  Maynard, Jennifer L ^a   Floyd, Randy G ^a   Acklie, Teresa J ^a   Houston, Lawrence ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive abilities; G loadings; General intelligence; Specific abilities; Specificity

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959348155     PISSN: 10453830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0023025     Document Type: Article

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