Sex Differences in Symbol-Digit Substitution Task Performance.

Royer, Fred L.

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Publication Date: 1978

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Sex Differences in Symbol-Digit Substitution Task Performance

Royer, Fred L.

Intelligence, 2, 2, 145-51, Apr-Jun 78

Three forms of a symbol-digit substitution task were administered to 62 female and 96 male college students. Results support the theory that the superior performance of women over men on the Digit-Symbol Substituion subtest of the Wechsler scales is due to their greater ability to encode symbols verbally. (Author/JAC)

Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Higher Education, Intelligence, Learning Processes, Sex Differences, Task Analysis, Task Performance, Verbal Ability, Visual Perception, Visual Stimuli

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale

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