Effects of sex, gender schema, and gender-related activities on mental rotation

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 342-350

  Ginn, Sheryl R ^a   Stiehl, S ^b  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0006298587     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pms.1999.88.1.342     Document Type: Article

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