Sex differences for speech and manual skill.
Young men and women were compared on the speeded repetition of speech (ns = 20 and 18, respectively) and manual movements (ns = 37 and 38). The repetition of a single speech or manual movement was used as a measure of baseline speed, against which to compare a sequence of movements. Males tended to be faster at repeating a single movement, but using baseline speed as a covariate resulted in a female advantage for the repetition of a sequence of movements. It was concluded that men have a basic motor-speed advantage, but that women may be faster at programming a sequence of speech or manual movements. The results are discussed with respect to sexual variation in the neural organization of motor programming systems.
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Department of Psychology, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001288:Attention; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009048:Motor Skills; D011930:Reaction Time; D012691:Serial Learning; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D014705:Verbal Behavior