运动技能对性别差异在心理旋转中的影响

Introduction The gender gap in mental rotation (MR) is a robust individual difference in spatial cognition, yet its association with sport expertise and the cognitive mechanisms that may underlie such an association remain poorly understood. The present study examined how long-term sport practice relates to the latent cognitive architecture of spatial decision-making and to the attenuation of this traditional performance disparity. Methods Behavioral outcomes and latent processes were evaluated across 100 young adults (50 athletes, 50 non-athletes; balanced by gender; mean age = 22.91 ± 2.86 y