MENTAL ROTATION AT 7 YEARS - RELATIONS WITH PRENATAL TESTOSTERONE LEVELS AND SPATIAL PLAY EXPERIENCES
MENTAL ROTATION AT 7 YEARS - RELATIONS WITH PRENATAL TESTOSTERONE LEVELS AND SPATIAL PLAY EXPERIENCES
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DOI：
10.1006/brcg.1995.1269
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发表时间：
1995-10-01
影响因子：
2.5
通讯作者：
FINEGAN, JAK
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作者：
GRIMSHAW, GM;SITARENIOS, G;FINEGAN, JAK
生物和社会经验的因素似乎在空间能力的男性优势中发挥作用。本研究以7岁男女儿童为研究对象，探讨了出生前睾酮水平、空间游戏体验与心理旋转任务表现之间的关系。产前睾酮水平与女孩的旋转率呈正相关。男孩的研究结果不太清楚，但表明结果的相反模式。空间游戏偏好和心理旋转任务的表现之间的关系没有观察到在任何性别的儿童。这些发现与睾酮作用于胎儿大脑影响空间能力发展的假设一致。(C)出版社：Academic Press
Biological and social-experiential factors appear to play a role in the male advantage in spatial abilities. In the present study, relations among prenatal testosterone levels, spatial play experiences, and mental rotation task performance were explored in 7-year-old boys and girls. A positive correlation was observed between prenatal testosterone levels and rate of rotation in girls. The findings were less clear for boys, but suggested the opposite pattern of results. Relations between spatial play preferences and mental rotation task performance were not observed in children of either sex. These findings are consistent with the hypothesis that testosterone acts on the fetal brain to influence the development of spatial ability. (C) 1995 Academic Press, Inc.