Jansen, Petra and Quaiser-Pohl, Claudia and Neuburger, Sarah and Ruthsatz, Vera (2015) Factors Influencing Mental-Rotation with Action-based Gender-Stereotyped Objects-The Role of Fine Motor Skills. CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY, 34 (2). pp. 466-476. ISSN 1046-1310, 1936-4733
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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 action-based 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.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | SCHOOL-AGE-CHILDREN; SPATIAL ABILITY; PERFORMANCE; RECOGNITION; GESTURE; TASKS; Action-based stimuli; Stereotype; Primary school aged children; Mental-rotation performance; Gender differences |
| Subjects: | 700 Arts & recreation > 796 Athletic & outdoor sports & games |
| Divisions: | Psychology and Pedagogy > Institut für Sportwissenschaft |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Jul 2019 13:11 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Jul 2019 13:11 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/5379 |
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