Fitting objects into holes: On the development of spatial cognition skills

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 404-416

  Örnkloo, Helena ^a   Von Hofsten, Claes ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Action planning; Age; Means end relationships; Mental rotation; Object manipulation; Spatial relationships; Toddlers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITION; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; ROTATION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; ROTATION; SPACE PERCEPTION;

EID: 33947530710     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0012-1649.43.2.404     Document Type: Article

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