The cognitive bases of exceptional abilities in child prodigies by domain: Similarities and differences

Intelligence

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 11-14

  Ruthsatz, Joanne ^a   Ruthsatz Stephens, Kimberly ^b   Ruthsatz, Kyle ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child prodigies; Cognitive differences by domain; Intelligence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84896344775     PISSN: 01602896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intell.2014.01.010     Document Type: Article

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