Sex differences in nintendo Wii™ performance as expected from hunter-gatherer selection

被引：5

作者：

Cherney, Isabelle D. ^{[1
]}

Poss, Jordan L. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Creighton Univ, Dept Psychol, Omaha, NE 68178 USA

来源：

PSYCHOLOGICAL REPORTS | 2008年 / 102卷 / 03期

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D O I：

10.2466/PR0.102.3.745-754

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

To test the hunter-gatherer theory of cognitive sex differences, men and women each played four video games on a Wii (TM) console: two games simulating skills necessary for hunting (navigation and shooting) and two games Simulating skills necessary for gathering (fine motor and visual search). Men outperformed women on the two hunting games, whereas there were no sex differences on the gathering skill games. The findings are discussed in terms of evolutionary psychology theory.

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页码：745 / 754

页数：10

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