| Title: | Robust sex differences in jigsaw puzzle solving : are boys really better in most visuospatial tasks? |
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| Authors: | ID Kocijan, Vid (Author)
ID Horvat, Marina (Author)
ID Majdič, Gregor (Author) |
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| Files: |  Frontiers_in_Behavioral_Neuroscience_2017_Kocijan,_Horvat,_Majdic_Robust_Sex_Differences_in_Jigsaw_Puzzle_Solving—Are_Boys_Really_Better.pdf (1,57 MB)
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PID: 20.500.12556/dkum/15edb226-b24b-4590-9bde-53b7953929ce
 http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnbeh.2017.00194/full
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| Language: | English |
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| Work type: | Article |
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| Typology: | 1.01 - Original Scientific Article |
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| Organization: | FF - Faculty of Arts
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| Abstract: | Sex differences are consistently reported in different visuospatial tasks with men usually performing better in mental rotation tests while women are better on tests for memory of object locations. In the present study, we investigated sex differences in solving jigsaw puzzles in children. In total 22 boys and 24 girls were tested using custom build tablet application representing a jigsaw puzzle consisting of 25 pieces and featuring three different pictures. Girls outperformed boys in solving jigsaw puzzles regardless of the picture. Girls were faster than boys in solving the puzzle, made less incorrect moves with the pieces of the puzzle, and spent less time moving the pieces around the tablet. It appears that the strategy of solving the jigsaw puzzle was the main factor affecting differences in success, as girls tend to solve the puzzle more systematically while boys performed more trial and error attempts, thus having more incorrect moves with the puzzle pieces. Results of this study suggest a very robust sex difference in solving the jigsaw puzzle with girls outperforming boys by a large margin. |
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| Keywords: | children, sex difference, visuo-spatial tasks, jigsaw puzzle |
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Year of publishing: | 2017 |
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| Number of pages: | str. 1-6 |
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| Numbering: | Letn. 11, št. 194 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DKUM-68912  |
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| ISSN: | 1662-5153 |
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| UDC: | 575:159.95 |
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| ISSN on article: | 1662-5153 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 4402554 |
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| DOI: | 10.3389/fnbeh.2017.00194 |
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| NUK URN: | URN:SI:UM:DK:MD1HSHBN |
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| Publication date in DKUM: | 13.11.2017 |
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| Categories: | Misc.
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