Processes underlying sex differences in route-learning strategies in children and adolescents

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1153-1166

  Choi, Jean ^a   Silverman, Irwin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Development; Route learning strategies; Sex differences; Spatial abilities

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037403196     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8869(02)00105-8     Document Type: Article

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