Does shape constancy relate to drawing ability? two failures to replicate

Empirical Studies of the Arts

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 191-208

  McManus, I ^a   Loo, Phik Wern ^a   Chamberlain, Rebecca ^a   Riley, Howard ^b   Brunswick, Nicola ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Swansea Metropolitan University   (United Kingdom)

^c MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84864727189     PISSN: 02762374     EISSN: 15414493     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/EM.29.2.d     Document Type: Review

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