When our hands help us understand: A meta-analysis into the effects of gesture on comprehension

Psychological Bulletin

Volumn 145, Issue 8, 2019, Pages 765-784

  Dargue, Nicole ^a   Sweller, Naomi ^a   Jones, Michael P ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Communication; Comprehension; Gesture; Learning

Indexed keywords

COMPREHENSION; GESTURE; HAND; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LEARNING; META ANALYSIS; SPEECH;

COMPREHENSION; GESTURES; HAND; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LEARNING; SPEECH;

EID: 85069774651     PISSN: 00332909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/bul0000202     Document Type: Article

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