Gender differences in latent cognitive abilities in children aged 2 to 7

Intelligence

Volumn 48, Issue , 2015, Pages 96-108

  Palejwala, Mohammed H ^a   Fine, Jodene Goldenring ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Broad cognitive abilities; Developmental differences; Gender differences; General intelligence; MG CFA models

Indexed keywords

EID: 84911164075     PISSN: 01602896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intell.2014.11.004     Document Type: Article

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