Biology, society, and behavior
Subtitle: the development of sex differences in cognition
By: edited by Ann McGillicuddy-De Lisi and Richard De Lisi
Contributors: McGillicuddy-De Lisi, Ann V; De Lisi, Richard
Series: Advances in applied developmental psychology -- vol. 21; Advances in applied developmental psychology (1993) -- v. 21
Publisher: Ablex Pub.
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Westport, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 284
Subjects: Cognition in children; Cognition in adolescence; Sex differences (Psychology) in children; Sex differences (Psychology) in adolescence
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Table of contents: title: Causes, correlates, and caveats: understanding the development of sex differences in cognition / Diane F. Halpern and Simay Ikier; title: Sexual selection and sex differences in social cognition / David C. Geary; title: Hormones, brain, and behavior: putative biological contributions to cognitive sex differences / Roslyn Holly Fitch and Heather A. Bimonte; title: Sex differences in motivation, self-concept, career aspiration and career choice: implications for cognitie development / Allan Wigfield, Ann Battle, Lisa B. Keller and Jacquelynne S. Ecckes; title: Gender differences in language development / Jean Berko Gleason and Richard Ely; title: Sex differences in mathematical abilities and achievement / Richard De Lisi and Ann McGillicuddy-De Lisi; title: Maximization of spatial competence: more important than finding the cause of sex differences / Nora S. Newcombe, Lisa Mathason and Melissa Terlecki; title: Children's gender cognitions, the social environment, and sex differences in cognitive domains / Carol Lynn Martin and Lisa M. Dinella; title: Emergent themes in the development of sex differences in cognition / Ann McGillicuddy-De Lisi and Richard De Lisi