Psychological profiles of the mathematically talented: some sex differences and evidence supporting their biological basis.

doi:10.1002/9780470514498.ch4

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Psychological profiles of the mathematically talented: some sex differences and evidence supporting their biological basis.

Ciba Foundation symposium - 1 Jan 1993

Benbow C P, Lubinski D

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For over 20 years, above-level testing with the College Board Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) has been used to assess the abilities of well over 1,000,000 highly able 12-13-year-olds (students in the top 3% in intellectual ability). In this population, the predictive validity of the mathematical p...

Topics

Adolescent
Aptitude
Child
Child, Gifted
Female
Humans
Individuality
Intelligence
Male
Mathematics
Phenotype
Problem Solving
Sex Factors

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