The Role of Strategic Visual Attention in Children's Drawing Development

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 87-107

  Sutton, Pamela J ^a   Rose, David H ^b  

^a SOUTHAMPTON SOLENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TIME; VISION;

AGE FACTORS; ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; TIME FACTORS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0031989033     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jecp.1997.2419     Document Type: Article

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