Influence of sex-stereotyped stimuli on the mental-rotation performance of elderly persons

Experimental Aging Research
Martina RaheClaudia Quaiser-Pohl

Abstract

In mental-rotation tests with cube figures as rotational objects, differences in favor of men are often found (Voyer, Voyer, & Bryden, 1995). Mental-rotation performance often declines with age (Jacewicz & Hartley, 1987), but sex differences usually remain (Herman & Bruce, 1983). In this study, male- and female-stereotyped objects were used as rotational stimuli in a mental-rotation paper and pencil test (Ruthsatz, Neuburger, Rahe, Jansen, & Quaiser-Pohl, 2017) for elderly participants (age: 57-88 years). Overall, no sex differences for mental-rotation performance were found, whereas a significant interaction of sex and stimulus material revealed better performance for own-sex objects (η2 = .070). A significant negative correlation between mental-rotation performance and age could be found (r = -.384). It seems to be easier to perform mental-rotation with objects that persons are more familiar with. There is a decrease in mental-rotation accuracy as well as in the processing speed for the older participants.

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Feb 14, 2020·Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport·Matthias Weigelt, Daniel Memmert
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