Water-level task - Revision history

Robert Brockway: Partial import from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Water-level_task&oldid=1347123136

2026-08-04T13:32:20Z

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	The water-level task has been of interest to psychologists due to a significant sex difference in performance of the task. Multiple studies have indicated that female participants fail the task at a significantly higher rate than male participants.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Water-level_task&oldid=1061920218</ref>		The water-level task has been of interest to psychologists due to a significant sex difference in performance of the task. Multiple studies have indicated that female participants fail the task at a significantly higher rate than male participants.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Water-level_task&oldid=1061920218</ref>

			One typical study from 1989 found that 32% of college women failed the test, compared to 15% of college men.[8] A 1995 experiment found that 50% of undergraduate males and 25% of females performed "very well" on the task and 20% of males and 35% of females performed "poorly". Similar sex differences have been confirmed internationally.[8] The difference in performance between men and women has been estimated, in terms of Cohen's d, to be between 0.44–0.66 (i.e. between 0.44 and 0.66 standard deviations).<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Water-level_task&oldid=1347123136</ref>

	Excerpt from Halpern, Diane F. (2012). Sex differences in cognitive abilities (4th ed.). New York: Psychology Press:		Excerpt from Halpern, Diane F. (2012). Sex differences in cognitive abilities (4th ed.). New York: Psychology Press:

Robert Brockway at 13:29, 4 August 2026

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	The water-level task has been of interest to psychologists due to a significant sex difference in performance of the task. Multiple studies have indicated that female participants fail the task at a significantly higher rate than male participants.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Water-level_task&oldid=1061920218</ref>		The water-level task has been of interest to psychologists due to a significant sex difference in performance of the task. Multiple studies have indicated that female participants fail the task at a significantly higher rate than male participants.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Water-level_task&oldid=1061920218</ref>

		⚫	Excerpt from Halpern, Diane F. (2012). Sex differences in cognitive abilities (4th ed.). New York: Psychology Press:
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⚫	~~Another excerpt~~ from Halpern, Diane F. (2012). Sex differences in cognitive abilities (4th ed.). New York: Psychology Press.

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Robert Brockway at 13:28, 4 August 2026

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	The experiment attempts to assess the subject's reasoning ability in spatial relations. To do so the subject is shown pictures depicting various shaped bottles with a water level marked, then shown pictures of the bottles tilted on different angles without the level marked, and the subject is asked to mark where the water level would be.		The experiment attempts to assess the subject's reasoning ability in spatial relations. To do so the subject is shown pictures depicting various shaped bottles with a water level marked, then shown pictures of the bottles tilted on different angles without the level marked, and the subject is asked to mark where the water level would be.

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	The water-level task has been of interest to psychologists due to a significant sex difference in performance of the task. Multiple studies have indicated that female participants fail the task at a significantly higher rate than male participants.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Water-level_task&oldid=1061920218</ref>		The water-level task has been of interest to psychologists due to a significant sex difference in performance of the task. Multiple studies have indicated that female participants fail the task at a significantly higher rate than male participants.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Water-level_task&oldid=1061920218</ref>

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⚫	~~[[File:Water level test 2.png\|thumb\|~~Another excerpt from Halpern, Diane F. (2012). Sex differences in cognitive abilities (4th ed.). New York: Psychology Press]]

		⚫	Another excerpt from Halpern, Diane F. (2012). Sex differences in cognitive abilities (4th ed.). New York: Psychology Press.
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	== Sex Differences ==		== Sex Differences ==

	The water level task has been of interest to psychologists due to a significant sex difference in performance of the task. Multiple studies have indicated that female participants fail the task at a significantly higher rate than male participants.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Water-level_task&oldid=1061920218</ref>		The water-level task has been of interest to psychologists due to a significant sex difference in performance of the task. Multiple studies have indicated that female participants fail the task at a significantly higher rate than male participants.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Water-level_task&oldid=1061920218</ref>

	[[File:Water level test 2.png\|thumb\|Another excerpt from Halpern, Diane F. (2012). Sex differences in cognitive abilities (4th ed.). New York: Psychology Press]]		[[File:Water level test 2.png\|thumb\|Another excerpt from Halpern, Diane F. (2012). Sex differences in cognitive abilities (4th ed.). New York: Psychology Press]]

Robert Brockway at 12:25, 14 December 2022

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	[[File:Water level task.png\|thumb\|An excerpt from Halpern, Diane F. (2012). Sex differences in cognitive abilities (4th ed.). New York: Psychology Press]]		[[File:Water level task.png\|thumb\|An excerpt from Halpern, Diane F. (2012). Sex differences in cognitive abilities (4th ed.). New York: Psychology Press]]


	The [[water-level task]] is an experiment in developmental psychology and cognitive psychology<ref>https://www.jstor.org/stable/20182424</ref><ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Water-level_task&oldid=1061920218</ref>		The [[water-level task]] is an experiment in developmental psychology and cognitive psychology<ref>https://www.jstor.org/stable/20182424</ref><ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Water-level_task&oldid=1061920218</ref>

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	== Sex Differences ==		== Sex Differences ==

	The water level task has been of interest to psychologists due to ~~puzzling~~ sex ~~differences~~ in performance of the task. Multiple studies have indicated that female participants fail the task at a significantly higher rate than male participants.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Water-level_task&oldid=1061920218</ref>		The water level task has been of interest to psychologists due to a significant sex difference in performance of the task. Multiple studies have indicated that female participants fail the task at a significantly higher rate than male participants.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Water-level_task&oldid=1061920218</ref>

	[[File:Water level test 2.png\|thumb\|Another excerpt from Halpern, Diane F. (2012). Sex differences in cognitive abilities (4th ed.). New York: Psychology Press]]		[[File:Water level test 2.png\|thumb\|Another excerpt from Halpern, Diane F. (2012). Sex differences in cognitive abilities (4th ed.). New York: Psychology Press]]

Robert Brockway at 12:19, 14 December 2022

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	The water level task has been of interest to psychologists due to puzzling sex differences in performance of the task. Multiple studies have indicated that female participants fail the task at a significantly higher rate than male participants.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Water-level_task&oldid=1061920218</ref>		The water level task has been of interest to psychologists due to puzzling sex differences in performance of the task. Multiple studies have indicated that female participants fail the task at a significantly higher rate than male participants.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Water-level_task&oldid=1061920218</ref>

	[[File:Water level test 2.png\|Another excerpt from Halpern, Diane F. (2012). Sex differences in cognitive abilities (4th ed.). New York: Psychology Press]]		[[File:Water level test 2.png\|thumb\|Another excerpt from Halpern, Diane F. (2012). Sex differences in cognitive abilities (4th ed.). New York: Psychology Press]]

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Robert Brockway at 12:19, 14 December 2022

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	The water level task has been of interest to psychologists due to puzzling sex differences in performance of the task. Multiple studies have indicated that female participants fail the task at a significantly higher rate than male participants.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Water-level_task&oldid=1061920218</ref>		The water level task has been of interest to psychologists due to puzzling sex differences in performance of the task. Multiple studies have indicated that female participants fail the task at a significantly higher rate than male participants.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Water-level_task&oldid=1061920218</ref>

			[[File:Water level test 2.png\|Another excerpt from Halpern, Diane F. (2012). Sex differences in cognitive abilities (4th ed.). New York: Psychology Press]]

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Robert Brockway at 11:58, 14 December 2022

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	[[File:Water level task.png\|thumb]]		[[File:Water level task.png\|thumb\|An excerpt from Halpern, Diane F. (2012). Sex differences in cognitive abilities (4th ed.). New York: Psychology Press]]