Childhood preference for spatial toys. Gender differences and relationships with mental rotation in STEM and non-STEM students

2018/11/02 by Angelica Moè, Petra Jansen, Stefanie Pietsch · 45 citations
Engineering · Psychology · Social Sciences · #Cognition #Developmental psychology #Geography Education and Pedagogy #Mental rotation #Outdoor and Experiential Education #Preference #Psychiatry #Psychology #Social psychology #Spatial Cognition and Navigation #Spatial ability

paper · doi:10.1016/j.lindif.2018.10.003

published in Learning and Individual Differences 68, 108-115 (Elsevier BV)

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