The interaction of biomechanical and cognitive constraints in the production of children’s drawing

Drawing and the Non-Verbal Mind: A Life-Span Perspective

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 123-138

  Braswell, Gregory ^a   Rosengren, Karl ^b  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 84927089910     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511489730.007     Document Type: Chapter

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