Handbook of Sex Differences Volume II Cognitive Variables

This four-volume reference work assesses sex differences in human traits. Based on the authors' highly influential book Sex Differences, each volume highlights important research from the last decade alongside earlier findings. Volume II summarizes results from thousands of studies pertaining to cognition, broadly defined.

List of contents

9. Perceptual Abilities and Motor Functioning 10. Emotional Factors 11. Cognitive, Academic, and Intellectual Factors 12. Learning, Memory, Knowledge, and Cognitive States 13. Self-Assessments and States Of Mind 14. Mental Health and Illness 15. Attitudes, Beliefs, Interests, and Preferences

About the author

Lee Ellis is a semi-retired American researcher whose last position was that of a Visiting Professor in the Department of Anthropology and Sociology, at the University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Craig T. Palmer is a semi-retired Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA.
Rosemary Hopcroft is a Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.
Anthony W. Hoskin is a Professor in the Department of Sociology, Social Work, and Criminology, at Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho, USA.

Summary

This four-volume reference work assesses sex differences in human traits. Based on the authors’ highly influential book Sex Differences, each volume highlights important research from the last decade alongside earlier findings. Volume II summarizes results from thousands of studies pertaining to cognition, broadly defined.

Product details

• Authors: Lee Ellis, Lee Palmer Ellis, Ellis Lee, Rosemary Hopcroft, Anthony W. Hoskin, Craig T. Palmer, Palmer Craig T.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.12.2024
• EAN: 9781032521114
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3252111-4
• No. of pages: 1050
• Series: The Handbook of Sex Differences
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Perception, PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, PSYCHOLOGY / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Lifespan Development, PSYCHOLOGY / Physiological Psychology, Physiological & neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Psychology: emotions, Health psychology, Social, group or collective psychology, Physiological and neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Cognition and cognitive psychology, Psychology of gender