Kabierschke Sotelo, Stefanie (2024) Gender Differences in a Mental Rotation Task: Examining the Number of Strategies Used and Discovery of Parity Strategy. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
The present study explores the relationship between gender, problem-solving strategies, and the utilisation of the parity strategy in a gear task. The participants (59 females and 9 males) were randomly assigned into two conditions, hand movement allowed condition and hand movement constrained condition, and had to complete six gear mental rotation tasks. During the hand movement-restricted problem-solving tasks, participants were restrained from gesturing to enhance focused engagement with the tasks at hand. The results indicate no significant gender differences in strategy use during problem-solving tasks. However, employing the parity strategy showed a reduction in the number of alternative strategies used during problem-solving. Finally, when exploring if there is an interaction effect between gender and the use of the parity strategy on strategy utilisation, we did not find statistically significant results. Limitations of this study encompass a major sample imbalance. Nevertheless, the research contributes to the ongoing discourse on gender differences in problem-solving and the effectiveness of abstract strategies in enhancing cognitive performance.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Jonge-Hoekstra, L. de |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Sep 2024 11:57 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Sep 2024 11:57 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/4354 |
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