With Regard to Gender Differences in Mental Rotation, All of the Following

question 78

Multiple Choice

With regard to gender differences in mental rotation, all of the following are supported by research

• A) In tasks of mental rotation the differences between men and women are eliminated if the stimuli become human figures.
• B) The region of the brain that is hardwired differently in men than women to allow for superior performance on spatial rotation tasks has been found in the visual cortex.
• C) Practice with video games eliminates the advantage that men have over women in mental rotation tasks.
• D) How the mental rotation task is described or framed can increase or reduce the differences between men and women.

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Definitions:

Observational Learning

Learning that occurs through observing the behaviors of others and the outcomes of those behaviors.

Classical Conditioning

The process by which learning is facilitated through the connection of a stimulus from the environment with one that occurs innately, resulting in a conditioned reaction.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process in which the strength of a behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment.

Acquisition Procedures

Methods or processes used in learning or obtaining new information, skills, or responses.