Experiential Factors on Sex Differences in Mental Rotation
Document Type
Article - Merrimack Access Only
Publication Title
Perceptual and Motor Skills
Publication Date
6-2003
Abstract/ Summary
Past research has shown that men score significantly higher than women on mental rotation tests. The present study examined the effects of a prior exposure to a mental rotation task, i.e., adapted Cube Comparison test, and to three dimensional objects, i.e., Legos™, on the performance on the Mental Rotation Test. 113 men and women were randomly divided into three conditions: control, exposure, or detailed instructions. On average, men outperformed women. Further analyses showed that sex differences were significant in the control condition but not in the other two, suggesting that a cuing effect may explain some of the robust sex differences in visuospatial tasks.
Repository Citation
Cherney, I. D.,
Jagarlamudi, K.,
Lawrence, E.,
&
Shimabuku, N.
(2003). Experiential Factors on Sex Differences in Mental Rotation. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 96(3), 1062-1070.
Available at: https://scholarworks.merrimack.edu/soe_facpub/72