An aspect of this includes spacial visualization, which men and females do mostly equal on, although males do slightly better. There is unclear data about gender differences regarding reading maps, however some research shows that males may be better at returning to a starting point than females. Other studies also show that they do better in spacial perception tests and being able to better identify a horizontal or vertical line without getting distracted by other factors in a water level test. Mental rotation tests shows the largest gender differences, with males generally performing faster. Some researchers argue that these differences are merely due to the way the task is assigned, in which men did much better when they were told the results would strengthen traditional masculine stereotypes, versus strengthening traditional feminine stereotypes. However, it was also argued that these abilities could be improved in both genders, simply with practice, which men usually receive more of through videogame
An aspect of this includes spacial visualization, which men and females do mostly equal on, although males do slightly better. There is unclear data about gender differences regarding reading maps, however some research shows that males may be better at returning to a starting point than females. Other studies also show that they do better in spacial perception tests and being able to better identify a horizontal or vertical line without getting distracted by other factors in a water level test. Mental rotation tests shows the largest gender differences, with males generally performing faster. Some researchers argue that these differences are merely due to the way the task is assigned, in which men did much better when they were told the results would strengthen traditional masculine stereotypes, versus strengthening traditional feminine stereotypes. However, it was also argued that these abilities could be improved in both genders, simply with practice, which men usually receive more of through videogame