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by Retric 3856 days ago
Note a single piece of furniture and a tiny sample size used. A more complex piece could have very different results. Also, including time without instructions is almost pointless in the real world as Ikea ships instructions.
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> Also, including time without instructions is almost pointless in the real world as Ikea ships instructions.

Not pointless, they were testing consistency with past results on differences in gender-based spatial reasoning.