title: IQ, visuospatial ability and the gender divide: a reply to Bilalić and Mcleod.
abstract: Bilalic and McLeod's arguments fall short on several grounds. There are excellent logical reasons to expect strong ability/chess expertise links and specific research evidence to date is sparse, with mixed findings. Data are presented from Georgia, which has a high female participation rate in chess, which suggest that differing gender motivation levels and participation rates impact relatively little on chess performance differences at the extreme.
authors.affiliation: School of Education, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: Robert W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Howard
mesh_terms: D000124:Achievement; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D010988:Play and Playthings; D012737:Sex Factors; D013028:Space Perception; D014796:Visual Perception