On mental rotation in three dimensions

W. McWilliams; C. J. Hamilton; S. J. Muncer

doi:10.2466/pms.1997.85.1.297

On mental rotation in three dimensions

W. McWilliams, C. J. Hamilton, S. J. Muncer^*

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Abstract

Real three-dimensional models and three-dimensional images were used in a test of mental rotation. Although the 33 men performed better than the 33 women when presented three-dimensional images (14.4 and 11.2), this sex difference disappeared when real models were used (17.5 and 17.3).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	297-298
Number of pages	2
Journal	Perceptual and Motor Skills
Volume	85
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2466/pms.1997.85.1.297
Publication status	Published - 1997
Externally published	Yes

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