Reducing the sex difference in math anxiety: The role of spatial processing ability

Learning and Individual Differences

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 380-384

  Maloney, Erin A ^a   Waechter, Stephanie ^b   Risko, Evan F ^c   Fugelsang, Jonathan A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Math anxiety; Sex effects; Spatial processing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859832881     PISSN: 10416080     EISSN: 18733425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lindif.2012.01.001     Document Type: Article

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