An examination on the development of visuospatial abilities using hands-on tasks

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dc.contributor.authorAguilar Ramirez, Daniela Eugenia
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science
dc.contributor.supervisorGonzalez, Claudia L. R.
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-10T21:04:14Z
dc.date.available2019-09-10T21:04:14Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.degree.levelMastersen_US
dc.description.abstractVisuospatial abilities are cognitive processes essential for activities of daily living, they allow us to safely and independently navigate and interact with our environment. These abilities have also shown a strong relationship with academic and professional development, particularly, the sub-ability of mental rotation (MR). However, there is a lack of understanding of the across the lifespan age and sex differences of MR. This is due to the multiple different measures used to assess this ability plus the diversity of age groups which have been assessed. To create a clear understanding on age and sex differences in MR, it is necessary to keep the type of measure consistent across age groups. Therefore, the purpose of this thesis was to investigate the trajectory of visuospatial abilities across the lifespan, using the hands-on brick-building MR task (BBT). The BBT provided the consistency needed to investigate across age and sex differences in visuospatial abilities.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThe Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canadaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/5555
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.proquest.subjectKinesiology [0575]en_US
dc.proquest.subjectCognitive psychology [0633]en_US
dc.proquest.subjectNeurosciences [0317]en_US
dc.proquestyesYesen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Kinesiology and Physical Educationen_US
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Kinesiology and Physical Educationen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Scienceen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science)en_US
dc.subjectAgingen_US
dc.subjectMental rotationen_US
dc.subjectSex differencesen_US
dc.subjectSpatial abilityen_US
dc.subjectVisual perceptionen_US
dc.titleAn examination on the development of visuospatial abilities using hands-on tasksen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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