Interactive effects of sex hormones and gender stereotypes on cognitive sex differences-A psychobiosocial approach

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 389-401

  Hausmann, Markus ^a   Schoofs, Daniela ^b   Rosenthal, Harriet E S ^a   Jordan, Kirsten ^c  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cognitive sex differences; Gender stereotypes; Mental rotation; Perceptual speed; Stereotype threat; Testosterone; Verbal fluency

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; COGNITION; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MOOD; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; AFFECT; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SALIVA; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; STEREOTYPING; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 59249101409     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2008.09.019     Document Type: Article

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