A New Twist on Studying the Development of Dynamic Spatial Transformations: Mental Paper Folding in Young Children

Mind, Brain, and Education

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 49-55

  Harris, Justin ^a   Newcombe, Nora S ^a   Hirsh Pasek, Kathy ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84874317248     PISSN: 17512271     EISSN: 1751228X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mbe.12007     Document Type: Article

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