Early sex differences in spatial skill.

1999/01/01 by Susan C. Levine, Janellen Huttenlocher, Amy Taylor +2 · 390 citations
Engineering · Psychology · #Cognition #Cognitive psychology #Developmental psychology #Psychology #Spatial Cognition and Navigation #Spatial ability

paper · doi:10.1037/0012-1649.35.4.940

published in Developmental Psychology 35(4), 940-949 (American Psychological Association)

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