Biology, Society, and Behavior

The Development of Sex Differences in Cognition

AvAnn McGillicuddy-De Li,Richard De Lisi

Inbunden, Engelska, 2001

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Beskrivning

Applying current theory and research, this book links the development of sex differences in cognition to biological foundations, multiple social processes, and contextual factors. Areas covered include evolutionary biology, neuroscience, social roles, and cultural contextualism and the issues of the onset, causes, developmental trajectories, and patterns in children's and adolescents' thinking, problem-solving, academic performance, and social conditions that are related to behaviors in each of these areas.An edited volume with chapters by leading scholars, this book is meant for use by graduate students, researchers, and practitioners in the fields of developmental cognitive and psychology, learning and socialization, biology, and education. Cognitive domains addressed include language and verbal abilities, mathematical and quantitative abilities, spatial abilities, and social cognition.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2001-10-30
Mått:157 x 235 x 23 mm
Vikt:650 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:304
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781567506327

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ANN McGILLICUDDY-DE LISI is the Marshall R. Metzgar Professor of Psychology at Lafayette College.RICHARD DE LISI is a Professor of Educational Psychology at Rutgers University.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction Foreword by Irving E. Seigel Causes, Correlates, and Caveats: Understanding the Development of Sex Differences in Cognition by Diane F. Halpern and Simay Ikier Explanatory Constructs Sexual Selection and Sex Differences in Social Cognition by David C. Geary Hormones, Brain, and Behavior: Putative Biological Contributions to Cognitive Sex Differences by Roslyn Holly Fitch and Heather A. Bimonte Sex Differences in Motivation, Self-Concept, Career Aspiration, and Career Choice: Implications for Cognitive Development by Allan Wigfield, Ann Battle, Lisa Keller, and Jacquelynne S. Eccles Domains of Human Cognition Gender Differences in Language Development by Jean Berko Gleason and Richard Ely Sex Differences in Mathematical Abilities and Achievement by Richard De Lisi and Ann V. McGillicuddy-De Lisi Maximization of Spatial Competence: More Important than Finding the Cause of Sex Differences by Nora S. Newcombe, Lisa Mathason, and Melissa Terlecki Children's Gender Cognitions, the Social Environment, and Sex Differences in Cognitive Domains by Carol Lynn Martin and Lisa M. Dinella Summary and Conclusions Emergent Themes in the Development of Sex Differences in Cognition by Ann V. McGillicuddy-De Lisi and Richard De Lisi Index