Are women worse than men in terms of way finding?

Women are good at taking routes with the help of ground markers, and women are better at recognizing the way than men.

The study will be published later this year in the journal Evolution and Human Behavior.

Mushroom picking experiments.

Researchers selected a group of male and female villagers from a village in Mexico to experiment with mushroom picking.

In the experiment, the researchers used a global positioning system and a heart rate monitor to follow the subjects. The GPS can map the route taken by the subjects, and the heart rate monitor can measure their energy expenditure.

The results showed that although the total amount of mushrooms harvested by men and women was comparable, women consumed much less energy than men.

During mushroom picking, men walk farther and climb higher, using an average of 70 more energy than women. Women often stop, and they seem to know that they should go to the ** mushroom picking. This is due to the fact that women are able to mark their path with the help of the ground and know where there are many mushrooms.

Luis Pacheco Ecovacs of the National Autonomous University of Mexico is the research leader. The British "Daily Mail" quoted him as saying on the 3rd: "The results of the experiment show that women perform better than men in the collection behavior." ”

Caused by the different division of labor.

This difference in wayfinding between men and women dates back to the Pleistocene 2.5 million years ago. At that time, men played the role of "hunters" and women played the role of "gatherers".

Because hunting requires comprehensive coordination, men are not particularly sensitive to the path they take; Women need to look for fruits, nuts and other foods, so they have a good sense of space.

Women are more concerned than men about what's around them, including things that aren't relevant to the job at hand," wrote Dr. Francisco Ayala of the University of California in a report published last year......'left', 'right', and other relative directions to identify the road. ”

Mountaineer Certificate.

British mountaineer Annabelle Bond agrees.

As the woman who made it to the world's highest peak on all seven continents in the shortest time, Bond proved this conclusion with her own experience: "If I have been to a place, I can find it quickly the second time." But I don't know how to look at the map, and my male companion always helps me look at the map when I climb the mountain. ”

The results of the experiment explain why men can't find the North in the supermarket, while women can quickly find what they need. The fact that the vast majority of men have no interest in going to the supermarket is the reason why they are 'lost,'" Bond said.

A similar study conducted at Queen Mary, University of London, UK, also showed that men were more likely to find hidden objects, while women were better at remembering where they were placed.

That's 80% of them. It's normal. Because women are not very directional and judgmental.