Vision contributes to sex differences in spatial cognition and activity interests.

ABSTRACT: Sex differences in a variety of psychological characteristics are well-documented, with substantial research focused on factors that affect their magnitude and causes. Particular attention has focused on mental rotation, a measure of spatial cognition, and on activity interests. We studied whether sex differences in visual perception-luminance contrast thresholds and motion duration thresholds-contribute to sex differences in mental rotation and interest in male-typed activities. We confirmed sex differences in vision, mental rotation, and activity interests in a sample of 132 college students. In novel findings, we showed that vision correlated with mental rotation performance in women, that vision was a better predictor of individual differences in mental rotation than sex, and that cont

SUBMITTER: Qian Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9586946 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature