Sex-specific relationships between route-learning strategies and abilities in a large-scale environment

Environment and Behavior

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 791-801

  Choi, Jean ^a   Mckillop, Erin ^b   Ward, Micheal ^d   L'Hirondelle, Natasha ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Route learning strategies; Sex difference; Spatial abilities

Indexed keywords

GENDER ISSUE; GENDER RELATIONS; LEARNING; SENSE OF PLACE; SPATIAL COGNITION;

EID: 33749576798     PISSN: 00139165     EISSN: 1552390X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013916506287004     Document Type: Article

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