A gender difference in visual-spatial ability in 4-year-old children: Effects on performance of a kinesthetic acuity task

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 436-446

  Livesey, David J ^a   Intili, Daniela ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINESTHESIA; MALE; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROPRIOCEPTION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ATTENTION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KINESTHESIS; MALE; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0030279059     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jecp.1996.0057     Document Type: Article

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