Drawing human figures in profile: A study of the development of representative strategies

Journal of Genetic Psychology

Volumn 157, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 303-321

  Pinto, Giuliana ^a   Bombi, Anna Silvia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

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EID: 0030500005     PISSN: 00221325     EISSN: 19400896     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221325.1996.9914868     Document Type: Article

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