Playing an Action Video Game Reduces Gender Difference in Spatial Cognition

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This study found that playing an action video game virtually eliminated the gender difference in spatial attention and simultaneously decreased the gender disparity in mental rotation ability.

Source

Jing Feng, Ian Spence, and Jay Pratt, "Playing an Action Video Game Reduces Gender Differences in Spatial Cognition," Psychological Science v. 18 no. 10 (24 Sept. 2007) p. 850-855

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Article | Four-Year University | Highschool | K-12 | Spatial Reasoning | Video Game