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spatial ability: a standalone construct

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spatialability1 CONSTRUCTSpatial abilityLINN · COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY

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Cognitive psychology

skill in representing, transforming and reasoning about spatial information, such as mental rotation.

In cognitive psychology, spatial ability refers to skill in representing, transforming and reasoning about spatial information, such as mental rotation. This meaning comes from Linn (1985) in Child Development.[1]

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References

  1. Linn, M. C., & Petersen, A. C. (1985). Emergence and Characterization of Sex Differences in Spatial Ability: A Meta-Analysis. Child Development, 56(6), 1479. https://doi.org/10.2307/1130467

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