Sex Differences in Spatial Ability: A Critique.

Clear, Sarah-Jane

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ERIC Number: EJ192874

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1978-Jul

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Sex Differences in Spatial Ability: A Critique.

Clear, Sarah-Jane

International Journal of Behavioral Development, v1 n3 p241-46 Jul 1978

Explores (1) problems of the validity of tests of spatial ability, and (2) problems of the recessive gene influence theory of the origin of sex differences in spatial ability. Studies of cognitive strategies in spatial problem solving are suggested as a way to further investigate recessive gene influence. (Author/RH)

Descriptors: Genetics, Neurological Organization, Perspective Taking, Sex Differences, Sex Stereotypes, Spatial Ability, Testing Problems, Visual Perception, Visualization

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Language: English

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