Gender Differences in Spatial Task Performance as a Function of Speed or Accuracy Orientation

Investigated differences in spatial task function by gender, noting whether emphasizing speed or accuracy would influence performance in various spatial domains. College students completed tasks of spatial perception, spatial visualization, and mental rotation under speed-emphasis, accuracy-emphasis...

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Published in:Sex roles 2000-09, Vol.43 (5-6), p.359-376
Main Authors: Scali, Robyn M, Brownlow, Sheila, Hicks, Jennifer L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accuracy
Adult. Elderly
Biological and medical sciences
Cognition & reasoning
Cognition. Intelligence
College Students
Developmental psychology
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gender
Higher Education
Perceptions
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Sex Differences
Spatial Analysis
Spatial Behavior
Spatial perception. Time perception
Spatial Tasks
Speed
Stereotypes
Task Performance
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Summary:Investigated differences in spatial task function by gender, noting whether emphasizing speed or accuracy would influence performance in various spatial domains. College students completed tasks of spatial perception, spatial visualization, and mental rotation under speed-emphasis, accuracy-emphasis, or control conditions. Results revealed gender differences in mental rotation ability under certain conditions. Speed/accuracy orientation did not alter these findings. (SM)
ISSN:0360-0025
1573-2762
DOI:10.1023/A:1026699310308