Abstract

Many think women possess inferior cognitive capacity to men. Due to this sort of prejudice, women can have a negative self-concept. Is there any difference between women and men in the cognitive aspect? This study tried to answer that question by conducting a survey measuring creativity, capacity of visuo-spatial perception, and tendency to use a visual thinking. With respect to the creativity as a whole, a significant gender difference could not be found even though women recorded higher notes in the factor of fluidity. As concerns the capacity of visuo-spatial perception, men appeared to be superior to women. Finally, both men and women utilized strategy of visualization on the figurative test, while men exhibited stronger tendency to use a visual thinking on the verbal test.