Colin Hamilton

Cognition and Sex Differences

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This text provides a fascinating approach to the widely studied area of individual differences and in particular sex differences. The book looks at perception, attention, memory, language and other cognitive domains, with each chapter outlining the processes involved before explaining the relationship between each sex and cognitive performance.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury 3PL / Macmillan Education / Red Globe Press
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Mai 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 453g
• ISBN-13: 9781403900180
• ISBN-10: 1403900183
• Artikelnr.: 21998850

Autorenporträt

Colin Hamilton

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Rationale, Issues and Overview
Sex Differences in Sensory and Perceptual Processes
Attention and Memory
Imagery
Intelligence and Educational Achievement
Individual Differences Associated with Gender
Hormonal Influences
Individual Differences Associated with Lifespan Development
Evolution, Brain and Cognition
The Importance of Socio-Cultural Environment
An Interactionist Approach
Synthesis.