Introduction:

The mental rotation of three-dimensional objects is a simple task that human subjects are able to determine. The three-dimensional objects are often depicted in various orientations which might confuse participants.  For a successful determination of mental rotations, all that is needed to be done is to rearrange the shapes into a mental representation in your mind to conclude if the objects are identical or mirrored. The images that are shown in this experiment were rotated or flipped around. In this experiment, results were concluded from three different groups: non-stereotype, stereotype boost, and stereotype. Female participants were only to partake in this experiment because the entirety of this experiment is to determine if females performed poorly or well based off the stereotype groups. The age of participants did not matter and all participants were to be presented with a consent form with instructions on how the experiment should be completed and how to participate. The test was to be completed from a computer and that is how we receive our results. A total of 30 images The first stereotype group explained that women usually perform better than men on this test. The stereotype boost explained that women always perform significantly better than men on this test. There were no instructions for the non-stereotype group besides on how to take this test.

Participants:

Females of any age were only included in this study. A total of 6 participants were recorded: two for each stereotype group.

Materials:

Participants were to be directed into the psychology lab rooms where they were to take the test from computers. However, before taking the test, each participant was read instructions on how to take the test.