Stereotypes and steroids: Using a psychobiosocial model to understand cognitive sex differences

Brain and Cognition

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 392-414

  Halpern, Diane F ^a   Tan, Uner ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BLACK SEA TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENTAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOBIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STEREOTYPY; STEROID BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0035028747     PISSN: 02782626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/brcg.2001.1287     Document Type: Article

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