Generalization of the worst performance rule across the lifespan

Intelligence

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 31-43

  Fernandez, Sébastien ^a,b   Fagot, Delphine ^a,c   Dirk, Judith ^d,e   de Ribaupierre, Anik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b Ecole Hoteliere Lausanne   (Switzerland)

^c Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research   (Switzerland)

^d GERMAN INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH   (Germany)

^e Center for Individual Development and Adaptive Education   (Germany)

Author keywords

Intelligence; Intra individual variability; Lifespan; Reaction time; Worst performance rule

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887323949     PISSN: 01602896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intell.2013.10.001     Document Type: Article

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