Who discovered the Flynn effect? A review of early studies of the secular increase of intelligence

Intelligence

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 765-769

  Lynn, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flynn effect; Intelligence; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

EID: 85027917626     PISSN: 01602896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intell.2013.03.008     Document Type: Article

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