Mental Rotation of Dynamic, Three-Dimensional Stimuli by 3-Month-Old Infants

Infancy

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 435-445

  Moore, David S ^a   Johnson, Scott P ^b  

^a PITZER COLLEGE   (United States)

^b University of California ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HABITUATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 79957929701     PISSN: 15250008     EISSN: 15327078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-7078.2010.00058.x     Document Type: Article

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