Gender differences in spatial aptitude are well established by adulthood, particularly when
measured by tasks that require the mental rotation of objects (Linn & Petersen, 1985; Voyer …

Surprising new findings indicate that many conclusions about sex differences and
similarities in cognitive abilities need to be reexamined. Cognitive sex differences are …

Much has been written in the past two decades about women in academic science careers,
but this literature is contradictory. Many analyses have revealed a level playing field, with …

The existence of a sex difference in spatial thinking, notably on tasks involving mental
rotation, has been a topic of considerable research and debate. We review this literature …

Mental representation and transformation of spatial information is often examined with
mental rotation (MR) tasks, which require deciding whether a rotated image is the same as …

Quinn and Liben (2008) reported a sex difference on a mental rotation task in which 3‐to 4‐
month‐olds were familiarized with a shape in different rotations and then tested with a novel …

Disruptive biological and environmental factors may undermine the development of
children's motor and sensorimotor skills. Since the development of cognitive skills, including …

Recent research has shown close links between spatial and mathematical thinking and
between spatial abilities and motor skills. However, longitudinal research examining the …

Purpose: In early 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated their
developmental surveillance milestone checklists. The purpose of this article is to clarify and …

The present research examined cultural patterns of parental guidance for infants as they
learned about a new physical rule with hands-on experience. Nine-month-olds participated …