Close women, distant men: Line bisection reveals sex-dimorphic patterns of visuomotor performance in near and far space

British Journal of Psychology

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 293-309

  Stancey, Helen ^a   Turner, Mark ^b  

^a Hammersmith and West London College   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; DECISION MAKING; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; DISTANCE PERCEPTION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; MALE; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; DISTANCE PERCEPTION; FEEDBACK, SENSORY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPACE PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952622994     PISSN: 20448295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000712609X463679     Document Type: Article

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