Evidence for different components in children's visuospatial working memory

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 337-355

  Mammarella, Irene C ^a   Pazzaglia, Francesca ^a   Cornoldi, Cesare ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

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EID: 67650301823     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/026151007X236061     Document Type: Article

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