Learning a map of environment: The role of visuo-spatial abilities in young and older adults

Applied Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 952-959

  Meneghetti, Chiara ^a   Fiore, Felicia ^a   Borella, Erika ^a   De Beni, Rossana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION; SPATIAL ORIENTATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION; VISUO SPATIAL ABILITY;

EID: 82255193904     PISSN: 08884080     EISSN: 10990720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acp.1788     Document Type: Article

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