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| العنوان: |
Influence of sex-stereotyped stimuli on the mental-rotation performance of elderly persons. |
| المؤلفون: |
Rahe, Martina, Ruthsatz, Vera, Jansen, Petra, Quaiser-Pohl, Claudia |
| المصدر: |
Experimental Aging Research; Jul-Sep2018, Vol. 44 Issue 4, p284-296, 13p, 1 Black and White Photograph, 2 Graphs |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
PSYCHOLOGICAL tests, RESEARCH evaluation, SEX distribution, THOUGHT & thinking |
| مستخلص: |
Background: In mental-rotation tests with cube figures as rotational objects, differences in favor of men are often found (Voyer, Voyer, & Bryden, 1995). Mental-rotation performance often declines with age (Jacewicz & Hartley, 1987), but sex differences usually remain (Herman & Bruce, 1983). Methods: In this study, male- and female-stereotyped objects were used as rotational stimuli in a mental-rotation paper and pencil test (Ruthsatz, Neuburger, Rahe, Jansen, & Quaiser-Pohl, 2017) for elderly participants (age: 57-88 years). Results: Overall, no sex differences for mental-rotation performance were found, whereas a significant interaction of sex and stimulus material revealed better performance for own-sex objects (η2 = .070). A significant negative correlation between mental-rotation performance and age could be found (r = −.384). Conclusions: It seems to be easier to perform mental-rotation with objects that persons are more familiar with. There is a decrease in mental-rotation accuracy as well as in the processing speed for the older participants. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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