Sex Differences in Motor and Cognitive Abilities Predicted from Human Evolutionary History with Some Implications for Models of the Visual System
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10209774 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Geoff Sanders (London Metropolitan University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Pages | 353-366 |
| Publication date | 2013-03-12 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Sex Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-4499 • E-ISSN: 1559-8519 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00224499.2013.769492 |
| PMID | 23480077 |
| OpenAlex | W2007041992 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 62 |
This article expands the knowledge base available to sex researchers by reviewing recent evidence for sex differences in coincidence-anticipation timing (CAT), motor control with the hand and arm, and visual processing of stimuli in near and far space. In CAT, the differences are between sex and, therefore, typical of other widely reported sex differences. Men perform CAT tasks with greater accuracy and precision than women, who tend to underestimate time to arrival. Null findings arise because significant sex differences are found with easy but not with difficult tasks. The differences in motor control and visual processing are within sex, and they underlie reciprocal patterns of performance in women and men. Motor control is exerted better by women with the hand than the arm. In contrast, men showed the reverse pattern. Visual processing is performed better by women with stimuli within hand reach (near space) as opposed to beyond hand reach (far space); men showed the reverse pattern. The sex differences seen in each of these three abilities are consistent with the evolutionary selection of men for hunting-related skills and women for gathering-related skills. The implications of the sex differences in visual processing for two visual system models of human vision are discussed
Anticipation (artificial intelligence · Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Control (management · Developmental psychology · Motor skill · Perception · Reciprocal · Visual perception · Visual processing · Artificial Intelligence · Cognitive Abilities and Testing · Computer Science · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Neuroscience · Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs · Psychology
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| Citations per year | 0.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2018 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |