Early development of spatial-numeric associations: evidence from spatial and quantitative performance of preschoolers

Developmental Science

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 761-771

  Opfer, John E ^a   Thompson, Clarissa A ^b   Furlong, Ellen E ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICAL PHENOMENA; ORIENTATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS; ORIENTATION; SPACE PERCEPTION;

EID: 77955719423     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2009.00934.x     Document Type: Article

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