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- Authors
- Fagan, J. F., & Holland, C. R.
- Affiliations
- Case Western Reserve University (US)
- Cuyahoga Community College (US)
- Corresponding author
- Fagan, Joseph F.
- Venue
- Intelligence
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2007-07
- Volume
- 35
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 319-334
- ISSN
- 0160-2896 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2171638749
- Semantic Scholar
- 3179a23e63a6af0645e815c56218201115800a7f
- Cited by
- 47
- References
- 69
- Citations by year
- 2025: 3 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 3 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 3
- FWCI
- 1.69
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Intelligence (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Cognitive Abilities and Testing
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Race, Genetics, and Society
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Keywords
- racial differences in intelligence, African Americans, prior knowledge, general intelligence, problem solving, cultural bias in testing
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