Sex differences in susceptibility to the Poggendorff illusion.
This study presents experimental results indicating that there are sex differences in the susceptibility to a geometric optical illusion. Participants (57 male and 39 female undergraduate students) performed 3 trials on a test involving the Poggendorff illusion. Analysis indicated that the magnitude of the illusion diminished significantly with each trial and that the percent perceived error was significantly larger for women than for men. This finding is consistent with the numerous studies which have indicated better visuospatial abilities for men than for women.
Declerck
Carolyn
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University of Antwerp-RUCA. cdeclerc@ruca.ua.ac.be
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Brabander Bert
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D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009903:Optical Illusions; D012737:Sex Factors; D013028:Space Perception / Q000502:physiology; D014794:Visual Fields / Q000502:physiology; D014796:Visual Perception / Q000502:physiology*