Why size counts: Children's spatial reorientation in large and small enclosures: Paper

Developmental Science

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 414-426

  Learmonth, Amy E ^a,b   Newcombe, Nora S ^a,c   Sheridan, Natalie ^c   Jones, Meredith ^c  

^a William Patterson University ^*  (United States)

^b WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DEPTH PERCEPTION; HUMAN; ORIENTATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; ORIENTATION; SPACE PERCEPTION; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 43449125287     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2008.00686.x     Document Type: Article

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