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Peer reviewedBlatter, Patricia – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1982
Among the many theories attempting to explain sex differences in spatial ability, one of the most highly researched is the X-linked recessive gene theory. This is a review of the major research done on that theory and shows the conflicting nature of the results. (Author)
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Females, Genetics, Hypothesis Testing


