Existing sex differences work on the Cognitive Abilities
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Existing sex differences work on the Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) has analyzed manifest variables, leaving open questions about sex differences in latent narrow cognitive abilities and the underlying broad ability of fluid reasoning (Gf
Evidence profile
Stated in the conclusions and abstract sections of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 2014 and 2026, spanning 3 journals. Those papers have been cited 11 times in total.
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Established — well-defined area with open sub-problems.
Supporting evidence — 3 representative gaps
- A systematic review and future research directions of sex differences in cognitive abilities of autistic children and adolescents (2026) · Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders · doi
Development of verbal abilities seem to present discrepancies, although evidence remains inconclusive, as well results on EFs evaluated with neuro- psychological instruments, where difficulties are linked to ASD but sex-differences are still not clear as studies have not been replicated and findings are dependent on the mea- surements used given the interconnected nature of these abilities.
generalstated in conclusionsevidence 5/5Keywords: abilities development verbal seem present discrepancies evidence remains inconclusive well evaluated neuro psychological instruments difficulties - Gene × sex interactions on cognition in the philadelphia neurodevelopmental cohort (2026) · Biology of Sex Differences · doi
Abstract Background Small differences between females and males in cognitive abilities have been consistently reported, but the factors underlying these sex differences remain unclear.
generalstated in abstractevidence 4/5Keywords: differences abstract background small females males cognitive abilities consistently reported factors underlying remain unclear - Sex Differences in Fluid Reasoning: Manifest and Latent Estimates from the Cognitive Abilities Test (2014) · Journal of Intelligence · cited 11× · doi
Existing sex differences work on the Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) has analyzed manifest variables, leaving open questions about sex differences in latent narrow cognitive abilities and the underlying broad ability of fluid reasoning (Gf).
generalstated in abstractevidence 4/5Keywords: differences cognitive abilities existing test cogat analyzed manifest variables leaving open questions latent narrow underlying
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