Developmental changes in the relative weighting of geometric and experience-dependent location cues

Journal of Cognition and Development

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 3-38

  Hund, Alycia M ^a   Spencer, John P ^a  

^a E11 SSH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; LEARNING; SKILL RETENTION; SPATIAL MEMORY;

EID: 0041482632     PISSN: 15248372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327647JCD4,1-01     Document Type: Article

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