Sex Differences in Spatial Problem-Solving Styles
- 1 December 1974
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Perceptual and Motor Skills
- Vol. 39 (2) , 843-846
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pms.1974.39.2.843
Abstract
University student volunteers, 47 women and 46 men, took a battery of 6 spatial tests and checked for problems in a parallel form of each test a list of possible problem-solving strategies. Significant sex differences on reported strategy used for 3 of the tests were found. Evidence suggests that the women were less efficient than the men in their use of frequently used strategies and used more guessing and concrete solution styles.Keywords
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