Gender differences in perception of self-orientation: Software or hardware?

Perception

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 329-337

  Tremblay, Luc ^a   Elliott, Digby ^b   Starkes, Janet L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 2942584971     PISSN: 03010066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/p5209     Document Type: Article

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