Spatial Ability, Navigation Strategy, and Geographic Knowledge Among Men and Women

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 89-98

  Dabbs Jr , James M ^a   Chang, E Lee ^a   Strong, Rebecca A ^a   Milun, Rhonda ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Geography; Maps; Mental rotations; Navigation; Sex differences; Spatial skill; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002112917     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1090-5138(97)00107-4     Document Type: Article

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