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Mental rotation performance in soccer players and gymnasts in an object-based mental rotation task

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Jansen, Petra, Lehmann, Jennifer·2013·Advances in Cognitive Psychology
DOI 10.5709/acp-0135-8PMC PMC3700661
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In this study, the effect of motor expertise on an object-based mental rotation task was investigated. 60 males and 60 females (40 soccer players, 40 gymnasts, and 40 non-athletes, equivalent males and females in each group) solved a psychometric mental rotation task with both cube and human figures. The results revealed that all participants had a higher mental rotation accuracy for human figures compared to cubed figures, that the gender difference was reduced with human figures, and that gymnasts demonstrated a better mental rotation performance than non-athletes. The results are discussed against the background of the existing literature on motor experts, mental rotation performance as well as the importance of the testing situation and the test construction.

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Authors
Jansen, P., & Lehmann, J.
Affiliations
University of Regensburg (DE)
Corresponding author
Jansen, Petra
ORCID
Jansen, Petra
Venue
Advances in Cognitive Psychology
Publisher
University of Economics and Human Sciences in Warsaw
Published
2013-06-30
Volume
9
Issue
2
Pages
92-98
ISSN
1895-1171 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.5709/acp-0135-8
PMC
PMC3700661
OpenAlex
W4243708149
Cited by
76
References
29
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6.75
Type
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Language
en
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Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Automotive Engineering › Spatial Cognition and Navigation
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Sport Psychology and Performance
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Language, Metaphor, and Cognition
Keywords
mental rotation, motor expertise, soccer players, gymnasts, embodied cognition, gender differences, human figure, non-athletes

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