Visual Processing: Males vs. Females

Overview

Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine if males or females could process visual information more accurately and at a faster rate. Previous research done on this subject has found that males could visually understand numbers and shapes more easily than females, so it was expected that males would be faster and more accurate. Methods/Materials One at a time, forty subjects were given a test that had seven questions related to visual processing. Each individual question was timed and when the test was over each was checked for accuracy. Results After experimenting on twenty females and twenty males, it was concluded that females were slightly faster and more accurate than males. In three out of seven questions females were faster and two out of seven questions males were faster. In two questions females and males ended with the same result. Overall females were more accurate than males by 0.1 of the questions. Conclusions/Discussion The results did not support my hypothesis. Females were both faster and more accurate than males. This project can help people understand their visual perceptual strengths and weaknesses, which can help determine the right job for a person and help those with learning disabilities learn more effectively.

Competition history

• CSEF 2017 Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only) · Entry J0707

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