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Publication Date: 2002
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Rise of Human Intelligence: Comments on Howard (1999).
Gobet, Fernand; Campitelli, Guillermo; Waters, Andrew J.
Intelligence, v30 n4 p303-11 2002
Finds several difficulties with the theory advanced by R. Howard and shows that alternative explanations relating to changes in the chess environment, including increased access to chess knowledge, offer better explanations for the increased presence of young players at top-level chess. (SLD)
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Biological Influences, Evolution, Games, Heredity, Intelligence, Young Adults
Publication Type: Book/Product Reviews; Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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