A life history model of the Lynn-Flynn effect

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 152-156

  Woodley, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ability differentiation; CD IE hypothesis; Life history; Lynn Flynn effect; Secular gains

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860694979     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2011.03.028     Document Type: Article

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