Gender differences in integration of images in visuospatial memory

Sex Roles

Volumn 53, Issue 9-10, 2005, Pages 717-725

  Lawton, Carol A ^a   Hatcher, David W ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender differences; Spatial ability; Visuospatial manipulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 29644445939     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-005-7736-1     Document Type: Article

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