Gender Differences in Mental Rotation

Abstract
The general research topic for this were the sex differences in mental rotation. Twenty- five female students and five male students were assigned to different treatment conditions and were tested on their response time and accuracy in the different mental rotation conditions. It was hypothesized that lateralization between genders would effect the results based on stimulus type. Males were expected to perform better, both in accuracy and speed, with regards to the 2-D shape. On the other hand, females were expected to perform the same as or better than males on the letter ‘R' mental rotational task. In looking at the independent variables being the two task sessions which were the pointed object and the letter R and that second variable being gender many summaries were made. Table one shows that females were faster in their response time than males. Table two shows that females were also just as accurate as males. These......

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Title: Gender Differences In Mental Rotation
Approximate Word Count: 2857
Approximate Pages: 12 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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