Experts are born, then made: Combining prospective and retrospective longitudinal data shows that cognitive ability matters

Intelligence

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 74-80

  Wai, Jonathan ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement; Cognitive ability; Education; Expertise; Longitudinal study

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901241376     PISSN: 01602896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intell.2013.08.009     Document Type: Article

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