Gender differences in imagery

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 59, Issue , 2014, Pages 107-111

  Campos, Alfredo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Gender differences; Imagery; Questionnaires; Sex differences; Tests

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890993152     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2013.12.010     Document Type: Article

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