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spatial abilities
Also known as: spatial skills, spatial-visualization ability
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Evolutionary Psychology | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy iep.utm.edu 4 facts
claimEvolutionary psychology research covers diverse topics including language, morality, emotions, parental investment, homicide, social coercion, rape, psychopathologies, landscape preferences, spatial abilities, and pregnancy sickness.
referenceIrwin Silverman and Marion Eals published 'Sex Differences in Spatial Abilities: Evolutionary Theory and Data' in the 1992 book 'The Adapted Mind: Evolutionary Psychology and the Generation of Culture', edited by Jerome Barkow, Leda Cosmides, and John Tooby.
claimMale and female ancestors evolved different traits, such as mating strategies and spatial abilities, despite living in environments with similar general conditions.
claimIrwin Silverman and Marion Eals argued in 1992 that the male advantage in spatial abilities often found in psychological experiments is not evolutionarily consistent, as female ancestors required significant spatial abilities for gathering plants and remembering the locations of thousands of different items.
The Power of Playful Learning in the Early Childhood Setting | NAEYC naeyc.org Feb 23, 2022 3 facts
claimChildren develop more vocabulary and spatial skills during guided play compared to free play.
claimResearch comparing free play to guided play indicates that children develop more spatial skills during guided play than during free play.
measurementResearch by Fisher et al. (2013) found that children learned more spatial skills during guided play compared to free play.
Is There a Male Brain and a Female Brain? | Child & Family Blog childandfamilyblog.com 2 facts
claimMRI scans comparing the brains of male and female military pilots with similar training in spatial skills revealed no sex or gender differences.
claimResearch measuring brain activity in men and women during tasks where behavioral sex or gender differences are frequently recognized, such as language or spatial skills, has found little difference in brain activity.
How men's and women's brains are different | Stanford Medicine stanmed.stanford.edu May 22, 2017 1 fact
claimSex differences in spatial-visualization ability are observable in infants as young as 2 to 3 months old.