Large Cross-National Differences in Gene × Socioeconomic Status Interaction on Intelligence

Psychological Science

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 138-149

  Tucker Drob, Elliot M ^a   Bates, Timothy C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

behavior genetics; intelligence; open data; socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; EDUCATION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; META ANALYSIS; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MODELS, GENETIC; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84958056096     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797615612727     Document Type: Article

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