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Vandenberg & Kuse Tasks
Paper and pencil Test of mental rotation ability. Participants must are presented with four 3-D block figures and must select 2 from the group which match a reference figure. This test is administered under time contraints. A male advantage is typically seen on this type of task, as measured by test accuracy.

Definition contributed by CBattista about two years ago.


Task records: 3  

mental rotation
  • participant's time minus average time
 

spatial ability
  • average time of men minus average time of women
 
  • areas of activation during task minus baseline
 


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A redrawn Vandenberg and Kuse mental rotations test: different versions and factors that affect performance.
Peters M, Laeng B, Latham K, Jackson M, Zaiyouna R, Richardson C
Brain and cognition (Brain Cogn)
1995 Jun
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Women athletes' mental rotation under stereotypic threat.
Brownlow S, Valentine SE, Owusu A
(Percept Mot Skills)
2008 Aug
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Sex differences and the factor of time in solving Vandenberg and Kuse mental rotation problems.
Peters M
Brain and cognition (Brain Cogn)
2005 Mar
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