The Effect of the Neighborhood on the Spatial Abilities and the Cognitive Maps of 7 to 12-Year-Old Children;Zum Einfluss des Wohnviertels auf die Raumvorstellung und die kognitiven Landkarten von 7- bis 12-Jährigen

Psychologie in Erziehung und Unterricht

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 280-297

  Quaiser Pohl, Claudia ^a  

^a OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Childhood; Cognitive maps; Neighborhood; Spatial ability; Spatial behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035640668     PISSN: 0342183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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