The role of meaning and familiarity in mental transformations

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 732-741

  Smith, Wendy ^a   Dror, Itiel E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; ROTATION; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; ROTATION; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0035749488     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03196211     Document Type: Article

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