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Some problematic links between hunting and geometry

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 February 2010

Meredith M. Kimball
Affiliation:
Psychology Department, Simon Fraser University, Bumaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada, meredith kimball@sfu.ca

Abstract

Geary's emphasis on hunting ignores the possible importance of other human activities, such as scavenging and gathering, in the evolution of spatial abilities. In addition, there is little evidence that links spatial abilities and math skills. Furthermore, such links have little practical importance given the small size of most differences and girls' superior performance in mathematics classrooms.

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Open Peer Commentary
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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