International differences in the speed of cognitive development: A systematic examination of the existence of the Simber Effect
The Simber Effect refers to the phenomenon whereby, in Arabic countries, young children have an IQ that is little different from that of Western children but that these differences increase throughout childhood culminating in a difference of around 20 points by adulthood. The true nature of this phe...
Main Authors: | David Becker, Gerhard Meisenberg, Edward Dutton, Salaheldin Farah Attallah Bakhiet, Fayez Abdulaziz Alfayez, Yossry A.S. Essa |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-10-01
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Series: | Acta Psychologica |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001691823001919 |
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