Comparing models of intelligence in Project TALENT: The VPR model fits better than the CHC and extended Gf-Gc models

Intelligence

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 543-559

  Major, Jason T ^a   Johnson, Wendy ^a,b   Deary, Ian J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

CHC theory; Gf Gc theory; Intelligence; Project TALENT; VPR theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865286980     PISSN: 01602896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intell.2012.07.006     Document Type: Article

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