The processing of object identity information by women and men

This dataset contains 2 x .csv files (preservation copies), 1 x txt file (preservation copy, variable description) and 2 .sav (Original files in SPSS file format) files examining gender differences in spatial ability.<br><br>The study examined whether women excel at tasks which require processing the identity of objects information as has been suggested in the context of the well-known object location memory task. In a computer-simulated task, university students were shown simulated indoor and outdoor house scenes. After studying a scene the students were presented with two images. One was the original image and the other a modified version in which one object was either rotated by ninety degrees or substituted with a similar looking object. The participants were asked to indicate the original image.<br><br>The main finding was that no sex effect was obtained in this task. The female and male students did not differ on a verbal ability test, and their 2D:4D ratios were found to be comparable.