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17133885

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-11-30
pubmed:abstractText
The present study considered the structure of the drawings used in the Mental Rotations Test (MRT) to examine whether distractors that are either a mirror image or structurally different from the target as well as response alternatives with occluded and nonoccluded parts affect the magnitude of gender differences on this test. One hundred and three women and 100 men undergraduate students were given unlimited time to complete the MRT. A gender by occlusion interaction on correct responses showed that gender differences were larger for occluded than for nonoccluded items. Examination of performance as a function of item placement in the test suggested that it is unlikely that the results could be accounted for by differential practice effects in women and men. Implications of these results for explanations of gender differences on the MRT and for the training of spatial abilities are discussed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1196-1961
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
60
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
91-100
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Type of items and the magnitude of gender differences on the Mental Rotations Test.
pubmed:affiliation
Departmentof Psychology, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick. voyer@unb.ca
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't