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  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Human Behavior

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  • Men typically demonstrate superior performance in psychometric mental rotation tests.
  • This male advantage may be amplified by stereotypically masculine rotational objects.
  • Investigating gender differences in spatial abilities requires examining stimulus properties.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine if gender differences in mental rotation favoring men disappear with less male-stereotyped stimuli.
  • To explore the influence of stimulus color (pink, blue, grey) on gender disparities in spatial tasks.
  • To assess the role of gender stereotypes and self-perceived spatial abilities in mental rotation performance.

Main Methods:

  • 112 participants completed three psychometric mental rotation tests using cube figures.
  • Stimuli were presented in pink, blue, and grey to vary stereotypical associations.
  • Data analyzed to identify gender differences, effects of stimulus color, and influence of gender beliefs and self-rated abilities.

Main Results:

  • Men outperformed women in mental rotation tasks irrespective of the stimulus color.
  • Beliefs about spatial abilities being masculine or feminine correlated with performance on pink and grey tests.
  • Gender and gender stereotypes predicted performance on the pink test; gender and self-rated abilities predicted performance on blue and grey tests.

Conclusions:

  • The gender gap in mental rotation favoring men persists even with altered stimulus colors.
  • Stereotype activation via stimulus color was insufficient to eliminate the observed gender differences.
  • Both gender and associated stereotypes significantly impact spatial task performance, with varying influences based on stimulus characteristics.