A sex difference in mental rotation in infants: Convergent evidence

Infancy

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 103-116

  Quinn, Paul C ^a   Liben, Lynn S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONVERGENT VALIDITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; MENTAL ROTATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 84890141583     PISSN: 15250008     EISSN: 15327078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/infa.12033     Document Type: Article

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