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Terman's kids : the groundbreaking study of how the gifted grow up

Title
Terman's kids : the groundbreaking study of how the gifted grow up / Joel N. Shurkin.
Author
Shurkin, Joel N., 1938-
Publication
Boston : Little, Brown, ©1992.

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Description
x, 317 pages; 25 cm
Summary
A study that tracks life histories of more than 1500 California kids with genius level IQ's, with details about income, health, marriage and other aspects of their lives.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Longitudinal studies
  • Longitudinal studies.
  • Études longitudinales.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-305) and index.
Contents
Intelligence testing -- The study -- Geniuses of the past -- The battle over the testing -- The problem with sex -- The promise of youth -- Literally juvenilia -- The gifted grow up -- How to measure success -- Terman's last report -- Terman's women -- The golden data base -- Everyone's kids.
ISBN
  • 0316788902
  • 9780316788908
LCCN
91037572
OCLC
  • ocm24630944
  • 24630944
  • SCSB-1946992
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library