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Research

Abstract

Women subjects were dichotomized into analyzers and non-analyzers on the basis of their verbal statements regarding their approach in solving Kohs-type block design problems. Groups of analyzers and non-analyzers then learned to perform the standard task on the Iowa Pursuitmeter, and were found to differ only slightly in the amount of skill acquired over 24 trials. These results are in contrast to those of Miles for male analyzers who were found to perform at significantly higher levels of proficiency than non-analyzers. A sex difference apparently attributable to the extreme difficulty of the task for women is discussed.

Publication Date

1959

Journal Title

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

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First Page

380

Last Page

387

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Hills, David A. (1959) "Analytic Tendency As a Factor in the Performance of Women on the Iowa Pursuitmeter," Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 66(1), 380-387.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias/vol66/iss1/53

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Analytic Tendency As a Factor in the Performance of Women on the Iowa Pursuitmeter

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