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A New Set of Three-Dimensional Shapes for Investigating Mental Rotation Processes: Validation Data and Stimulus Set

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|Mar 2015

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/jopd.ai | Journal eISSN: 2050-9863
Language: English
Published on: Mar 13, 2015
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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