Effects of Training and Practice on Sex Differences in Mental Rotation test Scores

Sex difference in mental rotation ability was reconsidered. The Vandenberg-Kuse figures were administered to 120 male and 76 female students from the Medical School of BlackSea Technical University in Trabzon, Turkey to assess the mental rotation ability. Students' height and weight were measured. As expected, men outperformed women on this test and had greater height and weight. Number correct on mental rotation test significantly correlated with height and weight for the total sample and for men, but only with weight for women. Using weight as covariate, the sex difference was no longer significant. The mean mental rotation score was significantly higher for heavy women than for light men. There was a positive correlation between weight and mental rotation test scores for heavy women, but height and weight were negatively correlated with mental rotation test scores for light men. These results suggest that there is no sex difference in mental rotation ability as measured.

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Handedness and Mental Rotation

Perceptual and Motor Skills ◽

10.2466/pms.1978.47.2.641 ◽

1978 ◽

Vol 47 (2) ◽

pp. 641-642 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Mark G. McGee

Keyword(s):

Mental Rotation ◽

Test Scores ◽

Hand Preference ◽

Mental Rotation Test ◽

Rotation Test ◽

Preference Task

Handedness and mental rotation test scores were examined by sex and generation for 801 individuals in 200 families. An orderly relationship between bilateralization of function on the hand preference task and mental rotation test scores was found.

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Sex differences in a chronometric mental rotation test with cube figures

Neuroreport ◽

10.1097/wnr.0000000000001046 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 29 (10) ◽

pp. 870-875 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Clara Scheer ◽

Felipe Mattioni Maturana ◽

Petra Jansen

Keyword(s):

Sex Differences ◽

Mental Rotation ◽

Mental Rotation Test ◽

Rotation Test

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Subgroup Analysis of Sex Difference on the Vandenberg-Kuse Mental Rotation Test

Perceptual and Motor Skills ◽

10.2466/pms.2003.96.1.197 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 96 (1) ◽

pp. 197-200 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Kázmér Karádi ◽

Árpád Csathó ◽

Beatrix Kovács ◽

Péter Kosztolányi

Keyword(s):

Sex Differences ◽

Mental Rotation ◽

Sex Difference ◽

Spatial Ability ◽

Subgroup Analysis ◽

Mental Rotation Test ◽

Men And Women ◽

Large Sample ◽

Rotation Test ◽

The Mean

A large sex difference has been elicited on the Vandenberg-Kuse mental rotation test. Prior research emphasizes the biological root of this sex difference. In recent experiments we confirmed this viewpoint. A large sample was administered the test, and the distributions of scores for men and women ( N = 138; 68 men and 70 women; ages 19 to 23 years). The mean scores were used as cut-off points to group the men and the women in different subgroups (Low/Women, High/Women, Low/Men, High/Men). There were large differences among all subgroups, reinforcing Kimura's testosterone hypothesis for sex differences in spatial ability.

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Ocular Dominance, Cognitive Strategy, and Sex Differences in Spatial Ability

Perceptual and Motor Skills ◽

10.2466/pms.1981.52.2.651 ◽

1981 ◽

Vol 52 (2) ◽

pp. 651-654 ◽

Cited By ~ 26

Author(s):

Rita Jackaway Freedman ◽

Lisa Rovegno

Keyword(s):

Sex Differences ◽

Mental Rotation ◽

Spatial Ability ◽

Ocular Dominance ◽

Cognitive Strategies ◽

Cognitive Strategy ◽

Mental Rotation Test ◽

Rotation Test ◽

Left Handed ◽

Female Subjects

Ocular dominance, handedness, and cognitive strategy were assessed in relation to performance by 146 undergraduates on the Vandenberg Mental Rotation Test. Higher spatial scores were found for right-eyed subjects, right-handed subjects, and males. These higher scoring groups reported using similar cognitive strategies. They counted blocks less, used their hands less, and pictured in their minds more than the left-eyed, left-handed and female subjects. Results confirm previous findings.

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