Sex differences in infants' mapping of complex occlusion sequences: Further evidence

Infancy

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 303-327

  Wilcox, Teresa ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFANT; MALE; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 36849020963     PISSN: 15250008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-7078.2007.tb00245.x     Document Type: Article

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