PSY30400 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Mental Rotation, Working Memory, Information Processing
Take Home Points Exam 3
Gender
• IQ
o Males estimate that they have higher IQ than females
o Most studies show no gender differences
o Some show 2-4 advantage that may be later reversed
o Males scores are more variable than women
o Accounts for 1-5% variance in tasks
o Gender differences exist
▪ but less bio and more experience, motivation and socialization
• Verbal abilities
o Often claim that females have better
o Present but negligibly small
o Achievement tests show female advantage (sim. to male in math)
• Spatial abilities
o Males possess greater visuo-spatial
o Male better on mental rotation
▪ Testosterone and brain – females with more testosterone in utero do
better on mental rotation – congenital adrenal hyperplasia
o Also non-bio component—video game exposure
• Quantitative abilities
o Men better quantitative abilities
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