Sex differences on g and non-g intellectual performance reveal potential sources of STEM discrepancies

Intelligence

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 11-18

  Lemos, Gina C ^a   Abad, Francisco J ^b   Almeida, Leandro S ^c   Colom, Roberto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cognitive abilities; General intelligence; Sex differences; STEM (science, technology, engineering and math)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869233562     PISSN: 01602896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intell.2012.10.009     Document Type: Article

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