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This is a list of specific psychological tests by the [[Effect size|effect size]] for gender as reported in the most recent [[Meta-analysis|meta-analysis]] or [[Social:Norm-referenced test|norm]]. Only some psychological tests have been the subject of such research.
The standard guidelines for interpreting effect size state that 
* 0.2 is a small difference;
* 0.5 is medium difference, one that would be noticeable to a casual observer;
* 0.8 is large difference, one that would be obvious to a casual observer.<ref>[http://www.polyu.edu.hk/mm/effectsizefaqs/thresholds_for_interpreting_effect_sizes2.html "THRESHOLDS FOR INTERPRETING EFFECT SIZES".]</ref>

== Self-report scales==
{| class="sortable" border="1"
!Test
!Effect size
!Higher scoring group
|-
|Kolb's Learning Styles Inventory - Concrete Experience
|0.01<ref name="Severiens1994">Severiens, Sabine E., and Geert TM Ten Dam. "Gender differences in learning styles: A narrative review and quantitative meta-analysis." Higher Education 27.4 (1994): 487-501.</ref>
|Females
|-
|Kolb's Learning Styles Inventory - Reflective Observation
|0.01<ref name="Severiens1994" />
|Females
|-
|Kolb's Learning Styles Inventory - Active Experimentation
|0.02<ref name="Severiens1994" />
|Females
|-
|Barratt Impulsiveness Scale
|0.11<ref name="Cross2011" />
|Males
|-
|Kolb's Learning Styles Inventory - Abstract Conceptualization
|0.16<ref name="Severiens1994" />
|Males
|-
|[[Philosophy:Narcissistic Personality Inventory|Narcissistic Personality Inventory]]
|0.15<ref>Twenge, Jean M., et al. "Egos Inflating Over Time: A Cross‐Temporal Meta‐Analysis of the Narcissistic Personality Inventory." Journal of personality 76.4 (2008): 875-902.</ref>
|Males
|-
|[[Philosophy:Rosenberg self-esteem scale|Rosenberg self-esteem scale]]
|0.22<ref>Kling, Kristen C., et al. "Gender differences in self-esteem: a meta-analysis." Psychological bulletin 125.4 (1999): 470.</ref>
|Males
|-
|Tennessee Self-Concept Scale
|0.48<ref>Gentile, Brittany, et al. "Gender differences in domain-specific self-esteem: A meta-analysis." Review of General Psychology 13.1 (2009): 34.</ref>
|Males
|-
|[[Social:Bem Sex-Role Inventory|Bem Sex-Role Inventory]] - Masculinity
|0.48<ref name="twenge1997" />
|Males
|-
|[[Social:Sensation Seeking Scale|Sensation Seeking Scale]]
|0.48<ref name="Cross2011">Cross, Catharine P., Lee T. Copping, and Anne Campbell. "Sex differences in impulsivity: a meta-analysis." Psychological bulletin 137.1 (2011): 97.</ref>
|Males
|-
|[[Social:Bem Sex-Role Inventory|Bem Sex-Role Inventory]] - Femininity
| 0.83<ref name="twenge1997">Twenge, Jean M. "Changes in masculine and feminine traits over time: A meta-analysis." Sex roles 36.5-6 (1997): 305-325.</ref>
|Females
|}

== Objective tests ==
{| class="sortable" border="1"
!Test
!Effect size
!Higher scoring group
|-
|Raven's Progressive Matrices
|0.33<ref>Lynn, Richard, and Paul Irwing. "Sex differences on the progressive matrices: A meta-analysis." Intelligence 32.5 (2004): 481-498.</ref>
|Males
|-
|Purdue Spatial Visualization Test: Visualization of Rotations
|0.57<ref>Maeda, Y., & Yoon, S. Y. (2013). A Meta-Analysis on Gender Differences in Mental Rotation Ability Measured by the Purdue Spatial Visualization Tests: Visualization of Rotations (PSVT: R). ''Educational Psychology Review'', 25(1), 69-94.</ref>
|Males
|-
|Mental Rotations Test
|0.94<ref>Linn, Marcia C., and Anne C. Petersen. "Emergence and characterization of sex differences in spatial ability: A meta-analysis." Child development (1985): 1479-1498.</ref>
|Males
|}

== References ==
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