The relationship between intelligence and reaction time varies with age: Results from three representative narrow-age age cohorts at 30, 50 and 69 years

Intelligence

Volumn 64, Issue , 2017, Pages 89-97

  Der, Geoff ^a,b   Deary, Ian J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85027830990     PISSN: 01602896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intell.2017.08.001     Document Type: Article

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