Familiarity and environmental representations of a city: A self-report study

Psychological Reports

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 309-326

  Piccardi, L ^a   Risetti, M ^b   Nori, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b Sezione di Neuropsicologia IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APTITUDE; ARTICLE; CITY; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; ORIENTATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECOGNITION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STUDENT; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APTITUDE; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CITIES; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; ORIENTATION; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SPACE PERCEPTION; STUDENTS; TRANSPORTATION; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053211510     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/01.13.17.PR0.109.4.309-326     Document Type: Article

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