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- ↑ Estimates of intelligence in a rural community of Eastern Zambia (Serpell, 1974)
- ↑ "Intelligence across cultures: Research in Africa, Asia and Latin America is showing how culture and intelligence interact." by Etienne Benson, Monitor, February 2003, American Psychological Association
- ↑ "2017 SRCD Biennial Awardees | Society for Research in Child Development SRCD". March 2017.
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