A Lateralization of Function Approach to Sex Differences in Spatial Ability: A Reexamination

Autor/in	Rilea, Stacy L.
Titel	A Lateralization of Function Approach to Sex Differences in Spatial Ability: A Reexamination
Quelle	In: Brain and Cognition, 67 (2008) 2, S.168-182 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0278-2626
DOI	10.1016/j.bandc.2008.01.001
Schlagwörter	Brain Hemisphere Functions; Females; Spatial Ability; Gender Differences; Cognitive Processes; Task Analysis; Visual Stimuli; Performance + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weibliches Geschlecht; Räumliches Vorstellungsvermögen; Geschlechterkonflikt; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Aufgabenanalyse; Achievement; Leistung
Abstract	The current study assessed the lateralization of function hypothesis (Rilea, S. L., Roskos-Ewoldsen, B., & Boles, D. (2004). "Sex differences in spatial ability: A lateralization of function approach." "Brain and Cognition," 56, 332-343) which suggested that it was the interaction of brain organization and the type of spatial task that led to sex differences in spatial ability. A second purpose was to evaluate explanations for their unexpected findings on the mental rotation task. In Experiment 1, participants completed the Water Level, Paper Folding, and mental rotation tasks (using an object-based or self-based perspective), presented bilaterally. Sex differences were only observed on the Water Level Task; a right hemisphere advantage was observed on Water Level and mental rotation tasks. In Experiment 2, a human stick figure or a polygon was mentally rotated. Men outperformed women when rotating polygons, but not when rotating stick figures. Men demonstrated a right hemisphere advantage when rotating polygons; women showed no hemisphere differences for either stimulus. Thus, hemisphere processing, task complexity, and stimulus type may influence performance for men and women across different spatial measures. (Contains 8 figures.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10