Differentiating two- from three-dimensional mental rotation training effects

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 66, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1399-1413

  Moreau, David ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender differences; Mental rotation; Stimulus dimensionality; Transfer; Videogame training

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; ROTATION; STATISTICS; TEACHING; VIDEORECORDING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REACTION TIME; ROTATION; SPACE PERCEPTION; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TEACHING; TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY); VIDEO RECORDING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880035034     PISSN: 17470218     EISSN: 17470226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470218.2012.744761     Document Type: Article

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