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PSYC3640 Cognitive abilities (Schooling (COLLEGE PROF SKOOL female: more…
PSYC3640 Cognitive abilities
intelligence (cognitive abilities)
Wechsler's test of intelligence
men performance, women verbal (writing advantage)
Standford Binet intelligence test
Math
more variability in men
before 13 better in girls, after 13 boy advantage
girls with grim attitude towards math > male dominate in math
spatial performance
mental rotation
spatial visualisation
spatial perception
spatiotemporal ability
Biological evidence of cognitive differences
prenatal hormones (little difference)
brain imaging (left hemisphere activation)
evolutionary differences (lack empir)
other cognitive abilities
same: memory, creativity, musical ability, non verbal communication
men maps, girl landmarks
Schooling
EARLY
Course Concentration
girls better perform
conformity to gender stereotypical behaviour > girls out perform
better behaved
the overall experience:
litte attention to gender equality
MIDDLE
interests > abilities
boys, athletic confidence
academic performance decline
HIGH
course:
women: bio, sosci
men: phy, computer
COLLEGE PROF SKOOL
female: more undergrad, 60% master, 48 doctorate
achievement motivation
fear of success
self esteem/ confidence
males: physical appearance, athletics, self satisfaction
females: behavioural, moral ethical self esteem
task masculine > male more confident
attributions of success vs failure
men: internal stable
women: external unstable