Spatial reorientation in large and small enclosures: Comparative and developmental perspectives

Cognitive Processing

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 229-238

  Chiandetti, Cinzia ^a   Vallortigara, Giorgio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chick; Fish; Geometry; Human infants; Modularity; Pigeon; Space size; Spatial reorientation

Indexed keywords

DEPTH PERCEPTION; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPATIAL ORIENTATION; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; CUES; ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; ORIENTATION; SIZE PERCEPTION; SPACE PERCEPTION; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 55049108664     PISSN: 16124782     EISSN: 16124790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10339-008-0202-6     Document Type: Review

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