The Hunter-Gatherer theory of sex differences in spatial abilities: Data from 40 countries
The Hunter-Gatherer theory of sex differences in spatial abilities: Data from 40 countries
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DOI：
10.1007/s10508-006-9168-6
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发表时间：
2007-04-01
影响因子：
3.8
通讯作者：
Peters, Michael
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作者：
Silverman, Irwin;Choi, Jean;Peters, Michael
本研究使用了来自英国广播公司互联网研究的一些数据来评估与性别相关的空间能力的普遍性，因为这些能力是在Silverman和Eals（1992）人类空间性别差异的狩猎采集者理论中描述的。正如预测的那样，在所有七个种族和40个国家的三维心理旋转测试中，男性得分明显高于女性。接近预测，在所有七个种族和40个国家中的35个国家中，女性在物体位置记忆测试中的得分明显高于男性。这些数据进行了讨论，在他们的影响，在这方面的研究方法，并提出了未来的研究范式，基于先天和环境因素的相互作用，在个体发育的空间性别差异。
This study used some of the data from the BBC Internet study to assess the universality of sex related spatial competencies, as these are described in the terms of Silverman and Eals' (1992) hunter-gatherer theory of human spatial sex differences. As predicted, men scored significantly higher than women on a test of three-dimensional mental rotations in all seven ethnic groups and 40 countries used. Close to prediction, women scored significantly higher than men on a test of object location memory in all seven ethnic groups and 35 of the 40 countries. The data were discussed in terms of their implications for research approaches in this area and a paradigm for future studies was proposed, based on the interaction of innate and environmental factors in the ontogenetic development of spatial sex differences.