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Gender differences in human cognition /

For years, both psychologists and the general public have been fascinated with the notion that there are gender differences in cognitive abilities; even now, flashy cover stories exploiting this idea dominate major news magazines, while research focuses on differences in verbal, mathematical, spatia...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Autres auteurs: Caplan, Paula J., Crawford, Mary
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: New York : Oxford University Press, 1997.
Collection:Counterpoints: Cognition, Memory, and Language Ser.
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Table des matières:
  • Introduction to the study of gender differences in cognition / John T.E. Richardson
  • Gender differences in cognition : results from meta-analyses / Janet Shibley Hyde, Nita M. McKinley
  • Do sex-related cognitive differences exist, and why do people seek them out? / Paula J. Caplan, Jeremy B. Caplan
  • The meanings of difference : cognition in social and cultural context / Mary Crawford, Roger Chaffin
  • Conclusions from the study of gender differences in cognition / John T.E. Richardson.