Spatial perception involves the ability to perceive the location of something vertically and or horizontally. Spatial visualization is the ability to manipulate complex spatial information when several stages are needed to produce the correct solution. An example of spatial visualization would be reading a map. There are many variables brought up in this article. The article reveals that there are only significant sex differences in spatial perception and mental rotation.
Mental rotation shows the highest gender difference.
Spatial visualization does not show significant gender differences. Age is another variable that is brought up in this article. Overall there is an increase in the magnitude of sex differences with age. There is a positive correlation between year of birth and sex differences. The article also revealed that there are many test to test the different aspects of spatial skills.