Enhancing spatial ability through sport practice

Journal of Individual Differences

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 83-88

  Moreau, David ^a   Clerc, Jérome ^b   Mansy Dannay, Annie ^b   Guerrien, Alain ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

Embodied strategies; Individual differences; Mental rotation; Spatial ability; Training effect

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859841357     PISSN: 16140001     EISSN: 21512299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1614-0001/a000075     Document Type: Article

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