Development of a spatial activity questionnaire I: Items identification

Sex Roles

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 89-99

  Cherney, Isabelle D ^a   Voyer, Daniel ^b  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Factor analysis; Gender differences; Sex differences; Spatial activity; Visuospatial skills

Indexed keywords

EID: 76449094817     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-009-9710-9     Document Type: Article

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