Gender differences in apparent motion perception.

S. Shechter*, P. Hillman, S. Hochstein, R. M. Shapley

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Abstract

Distance disparity is a strong cue to element correspondence in apparent motion. Using a 2-AFC paradigm we have previously shown that shape similarity also plays a role. We now demonstrate a small gender difference in these effects: women are more sensitive to distance disparity, whereas men are more sensitive to differences in shape. Furthermore, in the competing presence of a shape cue, women's sensitivity to distance decreases while men's sensitivity is unaffected. These observations may be related to putative gender differences in the 'form' and 'motion-spatial relations' cortical pathways.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)307-314
Number of pages8
JournalPerception
Volume20
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1991

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