Spatial representations in blind people: The role of strategies and mobility skills

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 43-50

  Schmidt, Susanna ^a   Tinti, Carla ^a   Fantino, Micaela ^b   Mammarella, Irene C ^c   Cornoldi, Cesare ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blindness; Mobility skills; Spatial representations; Strategy use

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGINATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILITY LIMITATION; SPACE PERCEPTION; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS;

EID: 84870847919     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2012.11.010     Document Type: Article

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