Mental rotation in human infants: A sex difference: Research report

Psychological Science

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1063-1066

  Moore, David S ^a,c   Johnson, Scott P ^b  

^a PITZER COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; ROTATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; VIDEORECORDING;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; ROTATION; SEX FACTORS; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 57349131687     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2008.02200.x     Document Type: Article

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