Parsons Thomas D, Larson Peter, Kratz Kris, Thiebaux Marcus, Bluestein Brendon, Buckwalter J Galen, Rizzo Albert A
Fuller Graduate School of Psychology, Pasadena, CA, USA.
Neuropsychologia. 2004;42(4):555-62. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2003.08.014.
The visuospatial ability referred to as mental rotation has been shown to produce one of the largest and most consistent sex differences, in favor of males, in the cognitive literature. The current study utilizes both a paper-and-pencil version of the mental rotations test (MRT) and a virtual environment for investigating rotational ability among 44 adult subjects. Results replicate sex differences traditionally seen on paper-and-pencil measures, while no sex effects were observed in the virtual environment. These findings are discussed in terms of task demands and motor involvement. Sex differences were also seen in the patterns of correlations between rotation tasks and other neuropsychological measures. Current results suggest men may rely more on left hemisphere processing than women when engaged in rotational tasks.
在认知文献中，被称为心理旋转的视觉空间能力已被证明会产生最大且最一致的性别差异之一，且这种差异有利于男性。本研究使用了纸笔版心理旋转测试（MRT）和虚拟环境，对44名成年受试者的旋转能力进行了调查。结果重现了传统纸笔测试中所见的性别差异，而在虚拟环境中未观察到性别效应。这些发现将根据任务要求和运动参与情况进行讨论。在旋转任务与其他神经心理学测量之间的相关模式中也发现了性别差异。当前结果表明，男性在进行旋转任务时可能比女性更多地依赖左半球处理。
