Spatial anxiety relates to spatial abilities as a function of working memory in children

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 474-487

  Ramirez, Gerardo ^a   Gunderson, Elizabeth A ^a   Levine, Susan C ^a   Beilock, Sian L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Spatial ability; Stress; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

ANXIETY; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SPACE PERCEPTION; VOCABULARY;

EID: 84859501989     PISSN: 17470218     EISSN: 17470226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470218.2011.616214     Document Type: Article

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