Improving children's mental rotation accuracy with computer game playing

Journal of Genetic Psychology

Volumn 163, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 272-282

  De Lisi, Richard ^a   Wolford, Jennifer L ^a  

^a The State University of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer games; Gender differences; Mental rotation; Sex differences; Training study

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECREATION; ROTATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW JERSEY; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); ROTATION; SEX FACTORS; SPACE PERCEPTION; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 0036728370     PISSN: 00221325     EISSN: 19400896     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221320209598683     Document Type: Article

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