Sex and cognition / Doreen Kimura.
Sex and cognition / Doreen Kimura.
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Publisher
Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c1999.
Call Numbers
N153.33/1
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Language
English
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Physical content
x, 217 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm.
Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. Our Evolutionary Legacy -- 3. How Males and Females Become Different -- 4. Motor Skills -- 5. Spatial Abilities -- 6. Mathematical Aptitude -- 7. Perception -- 8. Verbal Abilities -- 9. Hormonal Mechanisms -- 10. Brain Mechanisms Studied in Normal Brains -- 11. Brain Mechanisms...
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Publisher
Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c1999.
Place of Publication
Massachusetts
Date Published
c1999.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
In this fact-driven book, Doreen Kimura provides an intelligible overview of what is known about the neural and hormonal bases of sex differences in behavior, particularly differences in cognitive ability. Kimura argues that women and men differ not only in physical attributes and reproductive function, but also in how they solve common problems. S...
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Sex and cognition / Doreen Kimura.
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Notes
General note
"A Bradford book."
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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Also available via the World Wide Web (Restricted to CogNet subscribers)
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Date Copyright
c1999.
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Call Numbers
N153.33/1
Record Identifier
74VvELKkM7aZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvELKkM7aZ
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ISBN
0262611643 (pbk)
9780262112369 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0262112361 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780262112369 :
0262112361 :
9780262611640
0262611643
9780262611640 (pbk)
DDC
155.33
153.33
MMS ID
991011656339702626
