Cars or dolls? Influence of the stereotyped nature of the items on children's mental-rotation performance
Cars or dolls? Influence of the stereotyped nature of the items on children's mental-rotation performance
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DOI：
10.1016/j.lindif.2015.08.016
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发表时间：
2015-10-01
影响因子：
3.6
通讯作者：
Quaiser-Pohl, C.
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作者：
Ruthsatz, V.;Neuburger, S.;Quaiser-Pohl, C.
本研究采用新的性别刻板印象测验(M-MRT和F-MRT)对290名小学生(147名二年级和143名四年级；年龄：M=8.87，SD=1.09)进行测试，探讨刺激特征对儿童心理旋转成绩的影响。不存在显著的性别差异，也不存在性别与刺激类型的显著交互作用。多元回归分析表明，心理旋转成绩是由知觉速度和刺激类型(女性或男性刻板印象)预测的，而不是由知觉刻板印象性质或刺激的熟悉度预测的。不出所料，M-MRT中使用的物体男孩比女孩更熟悉，而F-MRT中使用的物体女孩比男孩更熟悉。此外，立方体人物(基于Shepard&Metzler，1971)被认为更具男性刻板印象。总体而言，研究结果表明，刺激属性会影响心理旋转的表现。这些结果可以从谢泼德和梅茨勒立方体图形的刺激特性对使用这些图形的测试中的较大性别差异的影响来讨论。(C)2015 Elsevier Inc.保留所有权利。
This study inquired the influence of stimulus features on children's mental-rotation performance with novel gender-stereotyped test versions (M-MRT and F-MRT) administered to 290 elementary-school children (147 second graders and 143 fourth graders; age: M = 8.87, SD = 1.09). No significant gender difference and no significant interaction of gender and stimulus type could be demonstrated. Multiple regression revealed that mental-rotation performance was predicted by perceptual speed and stimulus type (female or male stereotyped) but not by the perceived stereotyped nature or the perceived familiarity of the stimuli. As expected the objects used in the M-MRT were more familiar to boys than to girls, while the objects used in the F-MRT were more familiar to girls than to boys. Furthermore, the cube figures (based on Shepard & Metzler, 1971) were perceived as more male stereotyped. Overall, findings suggest that stimulus attributes influence mental-rotation performance. Results can be discussed with regard to the influence of the stimulus characteristics of Shepard and Metzler's cube figures on the large gender differences in tests in which these figures are used. (C) 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.