Sex differences in spatial object-location memory in a virtual grocery store

Cyberpsychology and Behavior

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 471-473

  Spiers, Mary V ^a   Sakamoto, Maiko ^a   Elliott, Richard J ^a   Baumann, Steve ^b  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Psychology Software Tools Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; MENTAL TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHOPPING; SPATIAL MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPACE PERCEPTION; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 50149114794     PISSN: 10949313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cpb.2007.0058     Document Type: Article

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