Individual differences in performance on a large-scale, real-world wayfinding task

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 73-82

  Malinowski, Jon C ^a   Gillespie, William T ^b  

^a UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0347117694     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jevp.2000.0183     Document Type: Article

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