Psyc 4400: Cognitive Psychology
Homework 2
Cognitive Psychology Related Topic: Gender Differences in Creativity
Reference 1: Newman, S. D. (2015). Differences in cognitive ability and apparent sex differences in corpus callosum size. Psychological Research, doi: 10.1007/s00426-015-06883
Reference 2: Gong, G., He, Y., & Evans, A. C. (2011). Brain connectivity: gender makes a difference. The Neuroscientist, 17(5), 575-591. doi: 10.1177/1073858410386492
Reference 3: Abraham, A. (2015). Gender and creativity: an overview of psychological and neuroscientific literature. Brain Imaging And Behavior, doi: 10.1007/s11682-015-9410-8
Reference 4: Abraham, A., Thybusch, K., Pieritz, K., & Hermann, C. (2014). Gender differences in creative thinking: behavioral …show more content…
She hypothesized that brain function in opposing genders is correlated with each genders levels of cognitive ability. They also hypothesized that white matter volume and corpus callosum size would be correlated with the cognitive ability of mental rotation. Participants were given a mental rotation test. Participants first viewed a block figure and then viewed four more block figures and had to differentiate which two of the four were rotation variations of the first block figure. Participants were given thirty trials and had to complete all in three minutes. The participants’ scores demonstrated the number each had answered correctly. As assumed, the results showed that male’s outperformed females with the ratio of correct answers bring 24.5 to 16.6. Neural measure tests showed gender differences in gray matter volume (the rostrum, and the anterior midbody); however, no differences in white matter volume or corpus callosum length. They also concluded that the rostrum and the anterior midbody are correlated with mental rotation. In conclusion, the results of this study show that when looking for sex differences in the brain one has to control for cognitive ability. The study also shows that spatial processing ability accounts for gender differences in corpus callosum size; however, do not demonstrate the
Homework 2
Cognitive Psychology Related Topic: Gender Differences in Creativity
Reference 1: Newman, S. D. (2015). Differences in cognitive ability and apparent sex differences in corpus callosum size. Psychological Research, doi: 10.1007/s00426-015-06883
Reference 2: Gong, G., He, Y., & Evans, A. C. (2011). Brain connectivity: gender makes a difference. The Neuroscientist, 17(5), 575-591. doi: 10.1177/1073858410386492
Reference 3: Abraham, A. (2015). Gender and creativity: an overview of psychological and neuroscientific literature. Brain Imaging And Behavior, doi: 10.1007/s11682-015-9410-8
Reference 4: Abraham, A., Thybusch, K., Pieritz, K., & Hermann, C. (2014). Gender differences in creative thinking: behavioral …show more content…
She hypothesized that brain function in opposing genders is correlated with each genders levels of cognitive ability. They also hypothesized that white matter volume and corpus callosum size would be correlated with the cognitive ability of mental rotation. Participants were given a mental rotation test. Participants first viewed a block figure and then viewed four more block figures and had to differentiate which two of the four were rotation variations of the first block figure. Participants were given thirty trials and had to complete all in three minutes. The participants’ scores demonstrated the number each had answered correctly. As assumed, the results showed that male’s outperformed females with the ratio of correct answers bring 24.5 to 16.6. Neural measure tests showed gender differences in gray matter volume (the rostrum, and the anterior midbody); however, no differences in white matter volume or corpus callosum length. They also concluded that the rostrum and the anterior midbody are correlated with mental rotation. In conclusion, the results of this study show that when looking for sex differences in the brain one has to control for cognitive ability. The study also shows that spatial processing ability accounts for gender differences in corpus callosum size; however, do not demonstrate the