Salivary testosterone does not predict mental rotation performance in men or women

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 282-289

  Puts, David A ^a   Cárdenas, Rodrigo A ^b   Bailey, Drew H ^c   Burriss, Robert P ^a   Jordan, Cynthia L ^b   Breedlove, S Marc ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Androgens; Mental rotation; Sex difference; Spatial ability; Spatial cognition; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; DEPTH PERCEPTION; IMAGINATION; METABOLISM; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SALIVA; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; LEARNING; MALE; PHOTOPERIOD; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SALIVA; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPACE PERCEPTION; TESTOSTERONE; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953360618     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2010.03.005     Document Type: Article

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