Differential use of landmarks by 8- and 12-year-old children during route reversal navigation

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 199-213

  Heth, C Donald ^a   Cornell, Edward H ^a   Alberts, Denise M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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EID: 0031234471     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jevp.1997.0057     Document Type: Article

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