Mental rotation performance in primary school age children: Are there gender differences in chronometric tests?

Jansen, Petra; Schmelter, Andrea; Quaiser-Pohl, Claudia; Neuburger, Sarah; Heil, Martin

doi:10.1016/j.cogdev.2012.08.005

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“…In line with previous mental-rotation research, only the responses for "same" tasks were analyzed (compare Jansen et al 2013). Furthermore, reaction times and accuracy rates for 45°, 90°, 135°and 225°, 270°, 335°were collapsed pairwise for the clockwise and counterclockwise angles.…”

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“…(2) Does manual dexterity influence this mental-rotation performance of action-based items? Due to the study of Jansen et al (2013) and Ruthsatz et al (2013) we expected a gender differences favoring boys, which might be reduced with female stereotyped items. According to previous studies showing an influence of manual-rotation training (Wiedenbauer and Jansen-Osmann 2008) and an interference between a manual and mental rotation in primary-school-aged children (Frick et al 2009), we expected an influence of manual dexterity on mental-rotation performance.…”

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“…Reaction time and accuracy rate were measured. Feedback was given by either a "+" or "-" on the screen (see Jansen et al 2013). …”

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“…Jansen et al 2013), b) type of stimuli (JansenOsmann and Heil 2007) and c) motor performance, especially fine motor skills, (Jansen and Heil 2010). The effects of these factors are explained in the next paragraphs.…”

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Factors Influencing Mental-Rotation with Action-based Gender-Stereotyped Objects—The Role of Fine Motor Skills

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The present study investigated the influence of manual dexterity and gender on mental-rotation performance with action-based stereotyped items. Twenty five girls and 25 boys of fourth grade solved a chronometric mental-rotation test with actionbased gender stereotyped items. Furthermore, manual dexterity was measured. Results showed that instead of gender, manual dexterity and the stereotyped nature of the action-based items influenced mental-rotation performance. A correlation analysis suggests that this result holds true for boys but not for girls. Overall, findings confirm the relation between perception and action, which both develop early in life. Results are discussed with regard to the kind of mental transformation that is required (object based vs. egocentric) and the effect of gestures on mental-rotation performance.

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“…Reaction time and accuracy rate were measured. Feedback was given by either a "+" or "-" on the screen (see Jansen et al 2013). …”

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“…Other studies tested children's performance on various 2-D stimuli using animal drawings or other familiar objects, alphanumeric stimuli, or abstract characters, and showed that various 2-D stimuli differ in their difficulty level. Performances for familiar 2-D stimuli (e.g., animal drawings or alphanumeric stimuli) were found to elicit higher accuracy scores and shorter response time as opposed to abstract characters [56][57][58][59].…”

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Developmental Patterns of Cognitive Abilities

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Int J Sch Cog Psychol

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Is there a relationship between the performance in a chronometric mental‐rotations test and salivary testosterone and estradiol levels in children aged 9–14 years?

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The consistent gender differences favoring males in some spatial abilities like mental rotation have raised the question of whether testosterone or other gonadal hormones contribute to these differences--especially because such gender differences seem to appear mainly from the age of puberty on. Studies generally suggest that spatial ability is facilitated by moderately high testosterone levels (i.e., levels that are relatively high for females and relatively low for males). However, the role of sex steroids for mental-rotation performance of (pre-) pubertal children has not been the focus of research, yet. In our study, the relationships between different aspects of mental-rotation performance (accuracy, reaction time, rotation speed) and salivary testosterone and estradiol levels were investigated. Subjects were 109 children (51 boys and 58 girls) aged between 9 and 14 years (M = 11.41, SD = 1.74). They performed a chronometric mental-rotations test, in which the stimuli consisted of three-dimensional drawings of Shepard and Metzler cube figures. In addition, saliva samples were gathered for the analysis of free testosterone and estradiol levels. Results showed a significant gender difference in reaction time and rotational speed in favor of boys, and a significant age, but no gender difference in testosterone and estradiol levels. We found no significant relationships between hormonal levels and any measure of mental-rotation performance.

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Mental rotation performance in primary school age children: Are there gender differences in chronometric tests?

Cited by 55 publications

References 38 publications

Factors Influencing Mental-Rotation with Action-based Gender-Stereotyped Objects—The Role of Fine Motor Skills

Factors Influencing Mental-Rotation with Action-based Gender-Stereotyped Objects—The Role of Fine Motor Skills

Developmental Patterns of Cognitive Abilities

Is there a relationship between the performance in a chronometric mental‐rotations test and salivary testosterone and estradiol levels in children aged 9–14 years?

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