African cognitive ability: Research, results, divergences and recommendations

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 229-233

  Rindermann, Heiner ^a  

^a CHEMNITZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Blacks; FLynn effect; HDI; Intelligence; Scientific principles of IQ research; Skin colour reflectance brightness; Sub Saharan African people

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878121204     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2012.06.022     Document Type: Article

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