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- Authors
- Gottfredson, L. S.
- Affiliations
- University of Delaware (US)
- Corresponding author
- Gottfredson, Linda S.
- Venue
- Intelligence
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 1997-01
- Volume
- 24
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 79-132
- ISSN
- 0160-2896 (ISSN-L)
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- W2079072929
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- FWCI
- 24.18
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- journal article
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- en
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- Intelligence (publishedVersion)
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- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Cognitive Abilities and Testing
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Labor market dynamics and wage inequality
- Keywords
- general intelligence, cognitive complexity, everyday life, employee performance, adult literacy, National Adult Literacy Survey, post-industrial economy, life chances, information processing
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