Where in the world am I? Sex and handedness differences in knowledge of geography

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 84, Issue 3 PART 2, 1996, Pages 1379-1385

  Snyder, Peter Jeffrey ^a,c   Harris, Lauren Julius ^b  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Allegheny Neurological Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; MALE; ORIENTATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; ORIENTATION; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS;

EID: 0030158586     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pms.1996.82.3c.1379     Document Type: Article

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