Rahe, Martina and Ruthsatz, Vera and Jansen, Petra and Quaiser-Pohl, Claudia (2018) Influence of sex-stereotyped stimuli on the mental-rotation performance of elderly persons. EXPERIMENTAL AGING RESEARCH, 44 (4). pp. 284-296. ISSN 0361-073X, 1096-4657
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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: 57-88years).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 ((2)=.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.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | SPATIAL TEST-PERFORMANCE; GENDER-DIFFERENCES; COGNITIVE-ABILITIES; AGE-DIFFERENCES; SPEED; DIFFERENCE; ACCURACY; BODIES; THREAT; YOUNG; |
| Subjects: | 700 Arts & recreation > 796 Athletic & outdoor sports & games |
| Divisions: | Psychology and Pedagogy > Institut für Sportwissenschaft |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Mar 2020 11:32 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Mar 2020 11:32 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/15267 |
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