Frith, U;
Happe, F;
(1996)
Mary has more: Sex differences, autism, coherence, and theory of mind.
BEHAV BRAIN SCI
, 19
(2)
253 - 254.
10.1017/S0140525X00042497.
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Abstract
We challenge the notion that differences in spatial ability are the best or only explanation for observed sex differences in mathematical word problems. We suggest two ideas from the study of autism: sex differences in theory of mind and in central coherence.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Mary has more: Sex differences, autism, coherence, and theory of mind |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1017/S0140525X00042497 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X00042497 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 1996 Cambridge University Press |
| Keywords: | PERFORMANCE, ABILITY, TASK |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences > Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/114169 |
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