Intelligence, Age and Schooling: Data from the Battery of Reasoning Tests (BRT-5)

Psicologia: Reflexao e Critica

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 79-88

  Primi, Ricardo ^a   Couto, Gleiber ^b   Almeida, Leandro S ^c   Adelina, M ^d   Miguel, Fabiano Koich ^e  

^a UNIVERSIDADE SÃO FRANCISCO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^e STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Age; Fluid crystallized intelligence; Intelligence; Psychometrics; Schooling

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862637809     PISSN: 01027972     EISSN: 16787153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0102-79722012000100010     Document Type: Article

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