Beliefs of students talented in academics, music, and dance concerning the heritability of human abilities in these fields

Roeper Review

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 173-177

  Tremblay, Tania ^a   Gagné, Françoys ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

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EID: 85007778632     PISSN: 02783193     EISSN: 1940865X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02783190109554091     Document Type: Article

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