On Mental Rotation Tasks

question 42

Multiple Choice

On mental rotation tasks,

• A) boys' performance surpasses that of girls and this difference is maintained throughout childhood and adolescence.
• B) girls' performance surpasses that of boys and this difference is maintained throughout childhood and adolescence.
• C) boys and girls perform similarly until adolescence at which time boys' performance surpasses that of girls.
• D) boys and girls perform similarly throughout childhood and adolescence.

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Definitions:

Dilations

The process of expansion or enlargement in geometry, or the widening of blood vessels or pupils in biological contexts.

Actual Birth

The occurrence or process of being born.

Contractions

The tightening and shortening of muscles, often referring to those of the uterus during childbirth.

Birth Process

The series of physiological events that lead to the delivery of a baby from the mother's womb.