The role of visuo-spatial working memory in map learning: New findings from a map drawing paradigm

Psychological Research

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 359-372

  Coluccia, Emanuele ^a   Bosco, Andrea ^b   Brandimonte, Maria A ^a  

^a Universita degli Studi Suor Orsola Benincasa   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BEHAVIOR; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; REVIEW; VISION;

ADULT; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; SPACE PERCEPTION; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 33947693680     PISSN: 03400727     EISSN: 14302772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00426-006-0090-2     Document Type: Review

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