摘要：Abstract This study examines the effect of interpolated tasks and gender on adaptation to two altered task components—compatibility and order of control. Participants (20 men, 16 women of college age) directed a cursor onto a circular target on a monitor as quickly as possible. A joystick directed cursor movements, having either position or velocity control order and compatible or incompatible mapping, depending on the testing conditions. Overall, male participants’ movements were faster and more accurate than movements of the female participants. However, female participants’ performance did not significantly differ from that of the male participants when the participants practiced two task factors simultaneously and females benefited significantly more than males from the practice. The testing conditions (context) significantly contributed to the performance differences in female participants. In conclusion socioeconomic and cultural values and subsequent gender roles influence performance differences between men and women in a novel stimulus response compatibility task. Women should be given more freedom, encouragement and positive reinforcement to explore and participate in certain visual spatial tasks during early childhood.
关键词：gender differences ; stimulus response compatibility ; learning and skill acquisition ; training ; adaptation ; controls and input devices
