Empathizing-systemizing cognitive styles: Effects of sex and academic degree.

This study tests if the drives to empathize (E) and systemize (S), measured by the Systemizing Quotient-Revised (SQ-R) and Empathy Quotient (EQ), show effects of sex and academic degree. The responses of 419 students from the Humanities and the Physical Sciences were analyzed in terms of the E-S theory predictions. Results confirm that there is an interaction between sex, degree and the drive to empathize relative to systemize. Female students in the Humanities on average had a stronger drive to empathize than to systemize in comparison to males in the Humanities. Male students in the Sciences on average had a stronger drive to systemize than to empathize in comparison to females in the Sciences. Finally, students in the sciences on average had a stronger drive to systemize more than to empathize, irrespective of their sex. The reverse is true for students in the Humanities. These results strongly replicate earlier findings

Empathizing-systemizing cognitive styles: Effects of sex and academic degree.

This study tests if the drives to empathize (E) and systemize (S), measured by the Systemizing Quotient-Revised (SQ-R) and Empathy Quotient (EQ), show effects of sex and academic degree. The responses of 419 students from the Humanities and the Physical Sciences were analyzed in terms of the E-S theory predictions. Results confirm that there is an interaction between sex, degree and the drive to empathize relative to systemize. Female students in the Humanities on average had a stronger drive to empathize than to systemize in comparison to males in the Humanities. Male students in the Sciences on average had a stronger drive to systemize than to empathize in comparison to females in the Sciences. Finally, students in the sciences on average had a stronger drive to systemize more than to empathize, irrespective of their sex. The reverse is true for students in the Humanities. These results strongly replicate earlier findings

Empathizing-systemizing cognitive styles: Effects of sex and academic degree

<div><p>This study tests if the drives to empathize (E) and systemize (S), measured by the Systemizing Quotient-Revised (SQ-R) and Empathy Quotient (EQ), show effects of sex and academic degree. The responses of 419 students from the Humanities and the Physical Sciences were analyzed in terms of the E-S theory predictions. Results confirm that there is an interaction between sex, degree and the drive to empathize relative to systemize. Female students in the Humanities on average had a stronger drive to empathize than to systemize in comparison to males in the Humanities. Male students in the Sciences on average had a stronger drive to systemize than to empathize in comparison to females in the Sciences. Finally, students in the sciences on average had a stronger drive to systemize more than to empathize, irrespective of their sex. The reverse is true for students in the Humanities. These results strongly replicate earlier findings.</p></div

Brain type boundaries, based on D scores of the current sample.

<p>Brain type boundaries, based on D scores of the current sample.</p

D scores as a function of sex and major.

<p>Error bars show 95% confidence intervals.</p

Percentage of participants classed into each brain type by sex, major and both sex and major.

<p>Percentage of participants classed into each brain type by sex, major and both sex and major.</p

Means and standard deviations of EQ and SQ-R and D scores for males and females in the humanities and the sciences.

<p>Means and standard deviations of EQ and SQ-R and D scores for males and females in the humanities and the sciences.</p

Systemizing scores as a function of sex and major.

<p>Error bars show 95% confidence intervals.</p

Fisher exact test as a post-hoc analysis.

<p>Fisher exact test as a post-hoc analysis.</p

Empathizing scores as a function of sex and major.

<p>Error bars show 95% confidence intervals.</p