Sex differences in object location memory: Some further methodological considerations

Learning and Individual Differences

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 277-290

  Gallagher, Peter ^a   Neave, Nick ^b   Hamilton, Colin ^b   Gray, John M ^c  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c ST NICHOLAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Object recall; Sex differences; Spatial ability

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847722321     PISSN: 10416080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lindif.2006.12.007     Document Type: Article

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