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  • Neuroscience
  • Human-Computer Interaction

Background:

  • Gender differences in spatial navigation are well-documented, with men often outperforming women.
  • Previous studies suggest distinct navigation strategies between genders.
  • The role of motivation in moderating these differences remains underexplored.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if motivation, induced by monetary penalties, affects gender differences in navigation performance.
  • To examine how physiological arousal relates to navigation efficiency.
  • To analyze gender-specific navigation strategies and their modification under pressure.

Main Methods:

  • Participants learned landmark locations in a virtual city, with optional map use during learning.
  • Testing involved navigation without maps, divided into control and monetarily penalized (treatment) groups.
  • Physiological arousal was monitored, and navigation time and route efficiency were measured.

Main Results:

  • A negative correlation was observed between physiological arousal and landmark retrieval time.
  • Women spent more time using the map during learning and took 40% longer than men to locate landmarks.
  • Women in the control group performed significantly worse than men and women in the treatment group, taking longer and using more circuitous routes.

Conclusions:

  • Monetary incentives, acting as a stressor, can motivate women to navigate as efficiently as men, reducing observed gender gaps.
  • Motivation and physiological arousal appear to be key factors influencing navigation performance across genders.
  • These findings suggest that environmental or task-related pressures can mitigate sex differences in spatial navigation.