Sex and Sexual Orientation Differences in Perceptual and Cognitive Processing

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dc.contributor.advisorSteeves, Jennifer
dc.contributor.authorAndrinopoulos, Katerina Deanna
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-28T21:13:20Z
dc.date.available2023-03-28T21:13:20Z
dc.date.copyright2022-05-06
dc.date.issued2023-03-28
dc.date.updated2023-03-28T21:13:19Z
dc.degree.disciplinePsychology(Functional Area: Brain, Behaviour & Cognitive Sciences
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMA - Master of Arts
dc.description.abstractSex differences have been found in some visual perception and cognitive abilities, and male and female brains have been shown to have differences in functional activation. These abilities include mental rotation, face recognition and face detection. One way to measure mental rotation is by using the mental rotation task (MRT), with males outperforming females (Voyer, 2011). Face perception tasks show differences favouring females (McBain et al., 2009; Brewster et al., 2012). Same-sex attracted males tend to perform at the level of females in face recognition ability (Brewster et al., 2012). This thesis seeks to further examine the effect sexual orientation has on these visual and perceptual abilities that have previously shown sex differences. A male advantage was found for mental rotation ability, with heterosexual males outperforming heterosexual females. Within the same-sex attracted groups, this difference was not found, with same-sex attracted females performing at the level of same-sex attracted males.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/40958
dc.languageen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectCognitive psychology
dc.subjectNeurosciences
dc.subjectPsychology
dc.subject.keywordsSex
dc.subject.keywordsSexual orientation
dc.subject.keywordsPerceptual psychology
dc.subject.keywordsCognitive psychology
dc.subject.keywordsSex differences
dc.subject.keywordsSexual orientation differences
dc.subject.keywordsFace perception
dc.subject.keywordsMental rotation
dc.titleSex and Sexual Orientation Differences in Perceptual and Cognitive Processing
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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