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

1981 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 651-654 ◽  
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.

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

2003 ◽  
Vol 96 (1) ◽  
pp. 197-200 ◽  
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.

scholarly journals Effect of Time Constraint in Exploring Spatial Differences With Balanced Allocation of Performance Factors in a Redrawn Mental Rotation Test

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hi-Lian Jeng ◽  
Yi-Lung Lin
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Mental Rotation ◽  
Spatial Ability ◽  
Item Type ◽  
Time Constraint ◽  
Related Field ◽  
Mental Rotation Test ◽  
Angular Disparity ◽  
Performance Factors ◽  
Rotation Test

To achieve a comprehensive and unbiased measurement, a mental rotation test (MRT) (cube form) was redrawn and administered with influential performance factors, namely, time constraint, item type, angular disparity, and rotation/flipping. Item type, angular disparity, and rotation/flipping were systematically balanced into the items of the redrawn Pentomino-MRT, and two time-constraint conditions were randomly assigned to 813 Grade 4 to 6 primary students when administering the test. Children of these ages are of investigative interest because they are at crucial stages of spatial ability development and are at an age where associated gender differences emerge. The study demonstrates that spatial gender differences can be detected in Grade 4, are more marked in Grade 5, and become stable in Grade 6. The importance of time constraint is acknowledged in how and at what grade gender differences emerge under the conditions of the performance factors investigated. In particular, the performance of girls reminds us to focus on their spatial ability development if later STEM-related field participation is of concern.

scholarly journals Sex differences in a chronometric mental rotation test with cube figures

Neuroreport ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (10) ◽  
pp. 870-875 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clara Scheer ◽  
Felipe Mattioni Maturana ◽  
Petra Jansen
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
Mental Rotation ◽  
Mental Rotation Test ◽  
Rotation Test

scholarly journals Development of Spatial Ability According to Mental Rotation Test at SKF and YBL

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
András Zsolt Kovács ◽  
László Németh
Keyword(s):  
Mental Rotation ◽  
Spatial Ability ◽  
Industrial Design ◽  
Spatial Abilities ◽  
Industrial Engineering ◽  
Design Engineering ◽  
Mental Rotation Test ◽  
Rotation Test ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The University

Abstract The Mental Rotation Test (MRT) is one of the tests to survey the spatial ability. In this article we make an attempt to measure the spatial abilities of the students of wood industrial engineering and industrial design engineering of the Simonyi Károly Faculty of Engineering, Wood Sciences and Applied Arts (SKF for short) of the University of West Hungary and compare the results with the architects students of the Ybl Miklós Faculty of Architecture and Civil Engineering of the Szent István University. The paper aims to compare the results with respect to the scores and mainly the improvement based on new examination aspects. The article concludes that the small differences in the students’ developments of spatial ability in the two institutions can be caused by the difference in Descriptive Geometry courses

Mental Rotation Test Performance in Four Cross-Cultural Samples (N = 3367): Overall Sex Differences and the Role of Academic Program in Performance

Cortex ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 42 (7) ◽  
pp. 1005-1014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Peters ◽  
Wolfgang Lehmann ◽  
Sayuri Takahira ◽  
Yoshiaki Takeuchi ◽  
Kirsten Jordan
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
Mental Rotation ◽  
Test Performance ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Academic Program ◽  
Mental Rotation Test ◽  
Rotation Test

Stimulus features and sex differences in mental rotation test performance

Intelligence ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Menucha Birenbaum ◽  
Anthony E. Kelly ◽  
Michal Levi-Keren
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
Mental Rotation ◽  
Test Performance ◽  
Mental Rotation Test ◽  
Rotation Test ◽  
Stimulus Features

Covariation of Sex Differences in Mental Rotation with Body Size

2003 ◽  
Vol 96 (1) ◽  
pp. 137-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Üner Tan ◽  
Mukadder Okuyan ◽  
Tugba Bayraktar ◽  
Ahmet Akgun
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
Mental Rotation ◽  
Sex Difference ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Mental Rotation Test ◽  
Rotation Test ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Weight Number

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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