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Computerizing the Mental Rotations Test: Are gender differences maintained?
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Behavior Research Methods
- Article date:
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May 1, 2008
- Author:
- Monahan, John S; Harke, Maureen A; Shelley, Jonathon R
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Copyright informationCopyright Psychonomic Society, Inc. May 2008. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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A computerized version of the Revised Mental Rotations Test using touch-screen technology was tested and compared with the paper-and-pencil version. One hundred ninety-two participants-133 women and 59 men-took the paper-and-pencil version; 91 participants-47 women and 44 men-took the touch-screen version. Standard scores à test half and the entire test, proportion of errors à type, and proportion correct à alternative type were calculated. The expected gender differences occurred in standard scores and proportion correct à alternative type for both test versions. Men performed better than women in all instances, but gender difference effect sizes (measured by Cohen's d) were reduced ...