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ERIC Number: EJ595681
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0012-1649
Evidence in Support of a Model That Predicts How Biological and Environmental Factors Interact To Influence Spatial Skills.
Casey, M. Beth; Nuttall, Ronald L.; Pezaris, Elizabeth
Developmental Psychology, v35 n5 p1237-47 Sep 1999
Examined ability of individuals biologically predisposed to poor spatial skills to capitalize on opportunities to develop these skills. Found that for girls with brothers, those from all right-handed families had lower mental-rotation scores than did others. Among children participating in mental-rotation-type activities with their brothers, children from all right-handed families performed poorer on mental-rotation test than did others. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Biological Influences, Early Adolescents, Family Influence, Handedness, Models, Performance Factors, Predictor Variables, Sex Differences, Sibling Relationship, Spatial Ability, Transfer of Training
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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