Diane F. Halpern

Sex Differences in Cognitive Abilities (eBook, ePUB)

4th Edition

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book critically examines research on the controversial topic of sex differences in cognitive abilities, with the aim of understanding where sex differences are found and where they are not. It can be used as a textbook, and also informs parents, teachers, and policymakers about the ways in the sexes are different and similar.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 480
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136722820
• Artikelnr.: 38269402

Autorenporträt

Diane F. Halpern is the Trustee Professor of Psychology and Roberts Fellow at Claremont McKenna College. She is a past-president of the American Psychological Association, the Western Psychological Association, the Society for General Psychology, and the Society for the Teaching of Psychology.

Professor Halpern has won many awards for her teaching and research, including the Outstanding Professor Award from the Western Psychological Association (2002); the 1999 American Psychological Foundation Award for Distinguished Teaching; 1996 Distinguished Career Award for Contributions to Education given by the American Psychological Association; the California State University's State-Wide Outstanding Professor Award; the Outstanding Alumna Award from the University of Cincinnati; the Silver Medal Award from the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education; the Wang Family Excellence Award; and the G. Stanley Hall Lecture Award from the American Psychological Association.

Inhaltsangabe

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.