Sex differences in cognitive abilities / / Diane F. Halpern
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| Autore: |
Halpern Diane F.
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| Titolo: |
Sex differences in cognitive abilities / / Diane F. Halpern
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| Pubblicazione: | New York : , : Psychology Press, , 2012 |
| Edizione: | 4th ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (xxii, 456 p. ) : ill |
| Disciplina: | 155.3/3 |
| Soggetto topico: | Cognition |
| Sex differences (Psychology) | |
| Sex role | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Previous ed.: Mahwah, N.J.: London: L. Erlbaum Associates, 2000. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [379]-428) and indexes. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 1. Why Should We Study Sex Differences in Cognitive Abilities? 2. Searching For Sex Differences in Cognitive Abilities. 3. Empirical Evidence for Cognitive Sex Differences. 4. Biological Hypotheses Part I: Genes and Hormones. 5. Biological Hypotheses Part II: Brains, Evolutionary Pressures, and Brain-Behavior Relationships. 6. Psychosocial Hypotheses Part I: Sex Role Stereotypes Throughout the Life Span. 7. Psychosocial Hypotheses Part II: Theoretical Perspectives for Understanding the Role of Psychosocial Variables. 8. Using a Biopsychosocial Perspective to Understand Cognitive Sex Differences. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Thoroughly updated to include new research on brain and behaviour, this text will be suitable for courses on gender studies, individual differences, and cognition. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Sex differences in cognitive abilities |
| ISBN: | 1-136-72282-3 |
| 0-203-81653-6 | |
| 1-136-72283-1 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910461942603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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