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"The Female Brain", Second Edition, Cynthia Darlington, 2002, pages 102 - 103
The Female Brain
The following summarises the main points derived from the chapter Perception and Cognition of the Book THE FEMALE BRAIN:
There are 3 categories of cognition and perceptual tasks: female advantage tasks, male advantage tasks, and neutral tasks. The male advantage tasks are those requiring analysis and manipulation of spatial stimuli (e.g. Rod and Frame, Mental Rotation). The female advantage tasks are those requiring the analysis and manipulation of verbal and visual materials (e.g. Synonyms, Hidden Objects).
Performance on male advantage task improves during the menstrual phase, when female performance becomes more like male performance. Performance on female advantage tasks is better in the mildluteal phase.
The female-male differences on spatial tasks are related primarily to reaction time, while accuracy is usually equal. Females can perform the tasks as accurately as male, but it may take more trials to acquire the skill initially.
There is a female advantage for recognizing and remembering specific rather global information.
There are differences in perceptual and sensory system sensitively across the menstrual cycle. Prior to (or on) ovulation visual acuity is greatest, sensitivity to musk is increases and tactile sensivity is heightened. This makes good sense since the system most useful for finding a mate are most sensitive when the female need them most (Ivery unpublished observation).
There are 3 categories of cognition and perceptual tasks: female advantage tasks, male advantage tasks, and neutral tasks. The male advantage tasks are those requiring analysis and manipulation of spatial stimuli (e.g. Rod and Frame, Mental Rotation). The female advantage tasks are those requiring the analysis and manipulation of verbal and visual materials (e.g. Synonyms, Hidden Objects).
Performance on male advantage task improves during the menstrual phase, when female performance becomes more like male performance. Performance on female advantage tasks is better in the mildluteal phase.
The female-male differences on spatial tasks are related primarily to reaction time, while accuracy is usually equal. Females can perform the tasks as accurately as male, but it may take more trials to acquire the skill initially.
There is a female advantage for recognizing and remembering specific rather global information.
There are differences in perceptual and sensory system sensitively across the menstrual cycle. Prior to (or on) ovulation visual acuity is greatest, sensitivity to musk is increases and tactile sensivity is heightened. This makes good sense since the system most useful for finding a mate are most sensitive when the female need them most (Ivery unpublished observation).
"The Female Brain", Second Edition, Cynthia Darlington, 2002, pages 102 - 103
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