Spatial ability and motor performance: Assessing mental rotation processes in elite and novice athletes

International Journal of Sport Psychology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 525-547

  Moreau, David ^a,b   Mansy Dannay, Annie ^a   Clerc, Jérôme ^a   Guerrién, Alain ^a  

^a University of Lille Nord   (France)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mental rotation; Motor representation; Spatial ability; Sport performance; Strategies

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856835099     PISSN: 00470767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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