Developmental Change in Spatial Cognitive Processing: Complexity Effects and Block Construction Performance in Preschool Children

Journal of Cognition and Development

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 157-187

  Stiles, Joan ^a,b   Stern, Catherine ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 0001045555     PISSN: 15248372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327647JCD0202_3     Document Type: Article

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