Object-spatial imagery and verbal cognitive styles in children and adolescents: Developmental trajectories in relation to ability

Learning and Individual Differences

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 281-287

  Blazhenkova, Olesya ^a   Becker, Michael ^b   Kozhevnikov, Maria ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive development; Cognitive style; Object spatial imagery; Visual abilities

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955473987     PISSN: 10416080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lindif.2010.11.012     Document Type: Article

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