A systematic literature review of the average IQ of sub-Saharan Africans

Wicherts, Jelte M.; Dolan, Conor V.; van der Maas, Han L.J.

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A systematic literature review of the average IQ of sub-Saharan Africans

Wicherts, Jelte M., Dolan, Conor V., van der Maas, Han L.J.·2010·Intelligence

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Authors: Wicherts, J. M., Dolan, C. V., & van der Maas, H. L. J.
Affiliations: University of Amsterdam (NL)
Corresponding author: Wicherts, Jelte M.
ORCID: Wicherts, Jelte M.
Dolan, Conor V.
Venue: Intelligence
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2010-01
Volume: 38
Issue: 1
Pages: 1-20
ISSN: 0160-2896 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.intell.2009.05.002
OpenAlex: W2000105412
Semantic Scholar: 5014b56e6c6932a7d63bea37fabfbb38125766ed
Cited by: 119
References: 145
Citations by year: 2026: 2 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 14 · 2016: 11 · 2015: 8 · 2014: 5 · 2013: 9 · 2012: 9
FWCI: 1.64
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Intelligence (publishedVersion)
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Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Cognitive Abilities and Testing
Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Race, Genetics, and Society
Keywords: sub-Saharan Africa, Black Africans, intelligence testing, Draw-A-Man test, Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children, Wechsler scales, Flynn effect, measurement bias, racial differences in intelligence, academic performance

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