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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451331903321

Autore

Cornoldi Cesare

Titolo

Visuo-spatial working memory and individual differences / / esare Cornoldi, Tomaso Vecchi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hove, East Sussex ; ; New York : , : Psychology Press, , 2003

ISBN

1-135-43122-1

1-138-87742-5

1-280-07744-1

0-203-64158-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (182 p.)

Collana

Essays in cognitive psychology

Altri autori (Persone)

VecchiTomaso <1966->

Disciplina

153.1/32

Soggetti

Short-term memory

Space perception

Visual perception

Individual differences

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-157) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; The study of individual differences in visuo-spatial abilities; Models and components of visuo-spatial representation and working memory; Gender differences in visuo-spatial abilities; Individual differences in children's visuo-spatial working memory; Visuo-spatial working memory in ageing; Imagery, blindness, and visuo-spatial working memory; Visuo-spatial abilities in genetic syndromes; A continuity approach to visuo-spatial working memory; References; Author index; Subject index

Sommario/riassunto

In this timely and comprehensive text, Cesare Cornoldi and Tomaso Vecchi describe their recently developed experimental approach to the investigation of visuo-spatial cognition, based upon the analysis of individual differences. A review of the most influential theoretical advances in the study of visuo-spatial cognition is presented, including both critical analysis and comparisons between the distinct approaches. In addition, the authors describe recent research into memory for



spatial configurations, mental manipulation and the active integration of visuo-spatial information. This inclu