Implicit and Explicit Gender Beliefs in Spatial Ability: Stronger Stereotyping in Boys than Girls

Sex differences in spatial ability are a seriously debated topic, given the importance of spatial ability for success in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and girls’ underrepresentation in these domains. In the current study we investigated the presence of stereot...

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Main Authors: Karin Vander Heyden, Nienke van Atteveldt, Mariette Huizinga, Jelle Jolles
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01114/full