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The Journal of Genetic Psychology
Research and Theory on Human Development
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Gender Differences in Piagetian Visual-Spatial Representation of Verticality and Horizontality

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Pages 449-458 | Received 15 Jun 1993, Published online: 06 Jul 2010

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