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The vulnerable male brain: Men's spatial abilities are condition-dependent, sexually selected traits
David C. Geary, David Giofrè, Marcia Collaer +2
Traits that are exaggerated in one sex relative to the other sex might be more vulnerable to stressor exposure because the development and expression of these traits are costly. Se…
The sexy and formidable male body: men's height and weight are condition-dependent, sexually selected traits
David Giofrè, David C. Geary, Lewis G. Halsey
On average men are taller and more muscular than women, which confers on them advantages related to female choice and during physical competition with other men. Sexual size dimorp…
Reliability of the g factor over time in Italian INVALSI data (2010-2022): What can achievement-g tell us about the Flynn effect?
Jakob Pietschnig, Sandra Oberleiter, Enrico Toffalini +1
Generational intelligence test score gains over large parts of the 20th century have been observed to be negatively associated with psychometric g. Recent reports about changes in…
Cognitive characteristics of intellectually gifted children with a diagnosis of ADHD
Cesare Cornoldi, David Giofre, Enrico Toffalini
Some children may be intellectually gifted, and yet experience behavioral and academic difficulties. We examined 82 twice exceptional children (2eADHD), having an excellent General…
Structure of Working Memory in Children From 3 to 8 Years Old
Barbara Carretti, David Giofre, Enrico Toffalini +3
Several models of working memory (WM) have been proposed in the literature. Most of the research on the architecture of WM is based on adults or older children, but less is known a…
The differential role of verbal and visuospatial working memory in mathematics and reading
David Giofrè, Enrica Donolato, Irene C. Mammarella
Objectives: Several studies have focused on the role of working memory (WM) in predicting mathematical and reading literacy. Alternative models of WM have been proposed and a modal…
Identifying the preschool home learning experiences that predict early number skills: Evidence from a longitudinal study
Elena Soto-Calvo, Fiona R. Simmons, Anne-Marie Adams +3
This study examines the longitudinal relationships between home learning experiences and early number skills. The counting, number transcoding and calculation skills of 274 childre…
Decoding gender differences: Intellectual profiles of children with specific learning disabilities
David Giofrè, Katie Allen, Enrico Toffalini +2
There has been a significant amount of debate around gender differences in intellectual functioning, however, most of this research concerns typically developing populations and la…
A population level analysis of the gender gap in mathematics: Results on over 13 million children using the INVALSI dataset
David Giofrè, Cesare Cornoldi, Angela Martini +1
Whether males outperform females in mathematics is still debated. Such a gender gap varies across countries, but the determinants of the differences are unclear and could be produc…
Anxiety profiles and protective factors: A latent profile analysis in children
Irene C. Mammarella, Enrica Donolato, Sara Caviola +1
The current study investigated the presence of different anxiety profiles in schoolchildren in order to understand whether Mathematics and Test Anxiety are a manifestation of a gen…