Gender differences in object location memory: A meta-analysis

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 23-38

  Voyer, Daniel ^a   Postma, Albert ^b   Brake, Brandy ^a   Imperato McGinley, Julianne ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; META ANALYSIS; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; RECALL; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTENTION; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 34447294592     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03194024     Document Type: Article

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