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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Spatial Cognition
  • Human Geography

Background:

  • Spatial perception is crucial for navigation and environmental understanding.
  • Previous research has shown sex differences in spatial tasks.
  • Navigational strategies and map-related skills are hypothesized to influence spatial performance.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between navigational strategies, map drawing, and map reading skills in spatial perception.
  • To determine if sex differences in spatial perception can be explained by differences in these skills.
  • To explore the impact of fine motor skills on spatial perception tasks.

Main Methods:

  • 124 U.S. undergraduate men and women participated.
  • Participants completed two spatial tests: Judgment of Line Angle and Position-15 and Piaget's Water Level Test.
  • Self-perceptions of navigational, map drawing, and map reading skills were assessed and used as covariates.

Main Results:

  • Sex differences in spatial perception performance were eliminated when self-perceptions of map reading, map drawing, and navigational skills were statistically controlled.
  • Men predominantly used an orientation (cardinal) strategy, while women employed a landmark way-finding strategy.
  • Including a fine motor skill component in the Judgment of Line Angle and Position-15 test also eliminated the observed sex difference.

Conclusions:

  • Spatial perception is significantly influenced by map reading and way-finding strategies.
  • Self-perceptions of spatial skills play a critical role in mediating performance differences, including those related to sex.
  • Interventions focusing on navigational strategies and map skills may enhance spatial perception for all individuals.