Coding task performance in early adolescence: A large-scale controlled study into boy-girl differences

Coding task performance in early adolescence: A large-scale controlled study into boy-girl differences

This study examined differences between boys and girls regarding efficiency of information processing in early adolescence. 306 healthy adolescents (50.3% boys) in grade 7 and 9 (aged 13 and 15 respectively) performed a coding task based on over-learned symbols. An age effect was revealed as subject...

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Main Authors: Sanne eDekker, Lydia eKrabbendam, Aukje eAben, Renate Helena Maria De Groot, Jelle eJolles
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
adolescence
development
processing speed
sex differences
information processing efficiency
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00550/full

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