Sex differences in spatial performance?: roles of task type, stimulus type, and testosterone

Galilee Thompson; Laurie Sykes Tottenham; Shea  O'Bertos; Bianca Hatin

Sex differences in spatial performance? roles of task type, stimulus type, and testosterone

Galilee Thompson, Laurie Sykes Tottenham, Shea O'Bertos, Bianca Hatin

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Abstract

Research suggests males typically outperform females on measures of spatial cognition, including the Perceptual Abilities Test (PAT; subtest of the Dental Admissions Test (DAT)). Numerous factors appear to be related to the sex difference in spatial cognition, including task and stimulus type, and prenatal and circulating testosterone (T) levels. We further examined the influence of these factors by testing participants on two sample tasks from the PAT and two comparable novel tasks, and measured 2D:4D (prenatal T index) and salivary T. Results of this study may guide future research examining mechanisms underlying the commonly reported sex difference in spatial performance.

Original language	English
Pages	17-17
Number of pages	1
Publication status	Published - 3 Jul 2014
Event	Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour, and Cognitive Science 24th Annual Meeting - Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada Duration: 3 Jul 2014 → 5 Jul 2014 https://www.csbbcs.org/fileadmin/csbbcs/storage/CSBBCS_2014_Program.pdf

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Conference	Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour, and Cognitive Science 24th Annual Meeting
Abbreviated title	CSBBCS 2014
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Toronto
Period	3/07/14 → 5/07/14
Internet address	https://www.csbbcs.org/fileadmin/csbbcs/storage/CSBBCS_2014_Program.pdf

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Sex differences in spatial performance? roles of task type, stimulus type, and testosterone

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