Development of mental rotation in 3- to 5-year-old children

Cognitive Development

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 386-399

  Frick, Andrea ^a   Hansen, Melissa A ^a   Newcombe, Nora S ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Development; Mental imagery; Mental rotation; Spatial cognition

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888067503     PISSN: 08852014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cogdev.2013.06.002     Document Type: Article

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