SEX DIFFERENCES IN INTELLIGENCE: A REJOINDER TO MACKINTOSH

RICHARD LYNN

doi:10.1017/S002193209800529X

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The author's theory that among adults men have a higher mean IQ than women has been critized by Mackintosh. His criticisms are examined and found wanting. New evidence is adduced that men obtain higher means than women on Raven's Progressive Matrices.

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