Gender differences in mental rotation ability in three cultures: Ireland, Ecuador and Japan

Psychologia

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 31-38

  Flaherty, Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cross cultural study; Gender differences; Mental rotation

Indexed keywords

EID: 20144376105     PISSN: 00332852     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2117/psysoc.2005.31     Document Type: Article

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