The emergence of cognitive sex differences during adolescence : a longitudinal study
- UNCW Author/Contributor (non-UNCW co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Heather H. Hill (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW )
- Web Site: http://library.uncw.edu/
- Advisor
- William Overman
Abstract: Cognitive sex differences have consistently been found in adulthood, with males
excelling on visual-spatial tasks and females excelling on manual dexterity tasks.
Although these differences are found in adulthood, they rarely exist before adolescence.
The present study aims to document the emergence of cognitive sex differences in an
adolescent sample. The first year of the study began when the adolescent sample was in
the 7th grade. Cognitive measurements continued in the same sample once a year for five
consecutive years. Participants were administered a battery of sex-sensitive tasks known
to show sex differences in adulthood. In order to compare adult performance with
adolescent performance, college-aged males and females were also tested once on the
same battery of cognitive tasks.
The emergence of cognitive sex differences during adolescence : a longitudinal study
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Thesis
- A Thesis Submitted to the University of North Carolina at Wilmington in Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts
- Language: English
- Date: 2009
- Keywords
- Sex differences, Sex differences (Psychology)
- Subjects
- Sex differences
- Sex differences (Psychology)