The relations among wayfinding strategy use, sense of direction, sex, familiarity, and wayfinding ability

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 177-191

  Prestopnik, Jillian L ^a   Roskos Ewoldsen, Beverly ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

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EID: 0000669918     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jevp.1999.0160     Document Type: Article

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