Poster

Improving Spatial Reasoning through Experience: A Pilot Study

Time and Location
Poster Session III - Board: III-041
Friday May 27, 2005, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
California Showroom C

Robin C. Flanagan
Western Connecticut State University

Rona Gurkewitz Western Connecticut State University

Michael Wilson Western Connecticut State University

Abstract
Differences between male and female spatial reasoning skills may be due to genes or they may reflect differences in learning experiences. Participants worked on a moderately challenging origami task or a control task for just 20 minutes. The treatment group had significantly shorter reaction times on a mental rotation task.

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