Alyman C, Peters M
Department of Psychology, University of Guelph, ON, Canada.
Can J Exp Psychol. 1993 Dec;47(4):730-47. doi: 10.1037/h0078874.
Nine different spatial tests were given to 52 male and 52 female children, 30 male and 33 female adolescents and 46 male and 48 female adults. Eight of the tests were designed to involve stimuli and settings with which subjects would have everyday experience. Significant sex differences were observed only on 2 of the nine tasks. In those cases where sex differences were observed, the effect sizes were well below .100, suggesting that the magnitudes of the sex differences were minimal. The fact that no sex effects were found on 7 of the 9 spatial tasks allows, at most, the statement that males perform better than females on some spatial tasks. There is no justification for the global statement that "males excel in spatial abilities".
对52名男童和52名女童、30名男青少年和33名女青少年以及46名成年男性和48名成年女性进行了九种不同的空间测试。其中八项测试旨在涉及受试者在日常生活中会遇到的刺激和场景。仅在九项任务中的两项上观察到了显著的性别差异。在观察到性别差异的情况下，效应量远低于0.100，这表明性别差异的程度很小。在九项空间任务中的七项上未发现性别效应，这最多只能说明男性在某些空间任务上的表现优于女性。对于“男性在空间能力方面表现出色”这一笼统说法，没有依据。
