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Men and women Ss were tested in an extended series of 68 Embedded Figures. The initial significant sex-related mean difference in discovery times was reduced to almost zero by the final trials. All Ss showed improvement with practice.
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Goldstein, A.G., Chance, J.E. Effects of practice on sex-related differences in performance on Embedded Figures. Psychon Sci 3, 361–362 (1965). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03343180
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