Sex-specific response strategies in mental rotation

Learning and Individual Differences

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 225-228

  Hirnstein, Marco ^a   Bayer, Ulrike ^a   Hausmann, Markus ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive sex differences; Mental rotation; Response strategies; Spatial abilities

Indexed keywords

EID: 63649092188     PISSN: 10416080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lindif.2008.11.006     Document Type: Article

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