Gender stereotypes in preschoolers’ mental rotation [PDF]
The investigation of gender stereotypes constitutes a relevant approach to understanding the development of spatial ability and sex differences in the domain.
W. Miro Ebert +2 more
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Visual and Haptic Mental Rotation [PDF]
It is well known that visual information can be retained in several types of memory systems. Haptic information can also be retained in a memory because we can repeat a hand movement. There may be a common memory system for vision and action.
Satoshi Shioiri +3 more
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Emotion and affect in mental imagery: Do fear and anxiety manipulate mental rotation performance? [PDF]
Little is known about the effects of fear as a basic emotion on mental rotation performance. We expected that the emotional arousal evoked by fearful stimuli presented prior to each mental rotation trial would enhance mental rotation performance ...
Sandra eKaltner, Petra eJansen
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A Novel Approach to Assessing Infant and Child Mental Rotation [PDF]
Mental rotation is a critically important, early developing spatial skill that is related to other spatial cognitive abilities. Understanding the early development of this skill, however, requires a developmentally appropriate assessment that can be used
Aaron G. Beckner +7 more
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The Effect of Mental Rotation Training on the Balance and Falling of the Elderly Women with Physical Training Method [PDF]
Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare the effect of eight weeks physical and mental rotation training on the balance and falling of elderly women.
Mohammad Taghi Aghdasi +4 more
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Effect of dynamic balance on human mental rotation task in female badminton vs. volleyball players [PDF]
BackgroundThe present study aims to compare the mental rotation performance between two non-contact sports (i.e., badminton and volleyball) in different upright conditions (i.e., with and without dynamic balance).MethodsThirty-five female sports and ...
Samiha Amara +9 more
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Sleep deprivation impairs cognitive functions, including attention, memory, and decision-making. Studies on the neuro-electro-physiological mechanisms underlying total sleep deprivation (TSD) that impairs spatial cognition are limited.
Yutong Li +3 more
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Degraded Visibility Body-Specifically Affects Mental Rotation [PDF]
The way we perceive our own body is shaped by our perception. Changes in sensory input, such as visual degradation, can lead to visual-to-motor shifts in the reference frame used to mentally represent the body.
Zoé Rotach +2 more
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The impact of presentation modes on mental rotation processing: a comparative analysis of eye movements and performance [PDF]
Mental rotation is the ability to rotate mental representations of objects in space. Shepard and Metzler’s shape-matching tasks, frequently used to test mental rotation, involve presenting pictorial representations of 3D objects.
Philipp Stark +5 more
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Mental Rotation Performance: Contribution of Item Features to Difficulties and Functional Adaptation. [PDF]
Rajeb M +5 more
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