BOOKS AND PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

Cherney, I. D., & Dempsey, J. (in press). Young children’s classification, stereotyping, and play behavior for gender neutral and ambiguous toys, Journal of Educational Psychology.

Cherney, I. D. & Rendell, J. A. (2010). Sex differences in effects of testing medium and response format on a visuospatial task. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 110 (3), 809-824, DOI 10.2466/PMS.110.3.809-824. (Abstract)

Cherney, I. D. (2010). Gendered memory: innate or learned? An evolutionary and schematic examination of incidental and intentional memory of males and females. Köln, Germany: Lambert Academic Publishing. ISBN: 978-3-8383-4898-8.

Cherney, I. D. & Voyer, D. (2010). Development of a spatial activities questionnaire I: Items identification. Sex Roles, 62, 89-99. (Abstract) DOI: 10.1007/s11199-009-9710-9

Cherney, I. D. (2010). Mothers', fathers', and their children's perceptions and reasoning about nurturance and self-determination rights. The International Journal of Children's Rights, 18, 79-99, DOI 10.1163/092755609X12482670820520. (Abstract)

Cherney, I. D. (2009). Egalité dans le monde des sciences : réalité ou fiction? In Giuliana Galli Carminati (Ed.) La femme guerriere (pp. 99-123). Firenze, IT: Maremmi Editori (Abstract)

Cherney, I. D. (2008). Mom, let me play more computer games: They improve my mental rotation skills. Sex Roles, 59(11-12), 776-786. (Abstract) Link to Article

Cherney, I. D. , Brabec, C., & Runco, D. V. (2008). Mapping out spatial ability: Sex differences in way-finding navigation. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 107, 747-760. (Abstract)

Cherney, I. D. & Shing, Y. L. (2008). Children’s nurturance and self-determination rights: A cross-cultural perspective. Journal of Social Issues, 64, 835-856. (Abstract)

Cherney, I. D. , Greteman, A. J., & Travers, B. G. (2008). A cross-cultural view of adults’ perceptions of children’s rights. Social Justice Research, 21(4), 432-456. (Abstract)

Cherney, I. D. (2008). The effects of active learning on students' memories for course content. Active Learning in Higher Education, 9 (2), 155-174. (Abstract)

Cherney, I. D. & Poss, J. (2008). Sex differences in Nintendo Wii performance as expected from hunter-gatherer selection. Psychological Reports, 102, 745-754.(Abstract)

Cherney, I. D. (2008). Posters on the Hill: A unique way to present undergraduate research. In R. Miller, B. Beins, R. Rycek, M. Ware, E. Balcetis, & R. Smith. Developing, promoting, and sustaining the undergraduate research experience in psychology (pp. 239-242). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. (Abstract)

Cherney, I. D., Harper, H. J., & Winter, J. A. (2006). Nouveaux jouets : ce que les enfants identifient comme « jouets de garçons » et « jouets de filles » (English: New toys for tots: What preschoolers identify as "boy and girl toys.") Enfance, 3, 266-282. (Abstract) (copy of English version) (pdf)

Cherney, I. D., & London, K. (2006).Gender-linked differences in the toys, television shows, computer games, and outdoor activities of 5- to 13-year-old children. Sex Roles, 54, 717-726. (Abstract) (pdf ).

Cherney, I. D., Seiwert, C. C., Dickey, T. M., & Flichtbeil, J. D. (2006). Children's drawings: A mirror to their minds. Educational Psychology, 26, 127-142. (Abstract) (pdf )

Cherney, I. D., & Cooney, R. R. (2005). Predicting student performance in a statistics course using the Mathematics and Statistics Perception Scale (MPSP). Transactions of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences, 30, 1-8. (Abstract) (pdf )

Cherney, I. D., Winter, J., & Cherney, M. G. (2005). Nuclear physics problem solving: A case study of expert-novice differences. Transactions of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences, 30, 9-15. (Abstract) (pdf).

Cherney, I. D., & Collaer, M. L. (2005). Sex differences in line judgment: Relationship to mental rotation, academic preparation and strategy use. Perceptual & Motor Skills, 100, 615-627.. (Abstract).

Cherney, I. D. (2005). Children’s and adults’ recall of sex-stereotyped toy pictures: Effects of presentation and memory task. Infant and Child Development. 14, 11-27. (Abstract) (pdf)

Cherney, I. D. & Neff, N. L. (2004). Role of strategies and prior exposure in mental rotation. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 98, 1269-1282. (Abstract).  

Cherney, I. D., Lawrence, E., Carroll, A., Leak, K., Kalar, J., Neff, N., Stein, A., & Voss, J. (2004). The Nature of Nurture and Gender. Journal of Psychological Inquiry, 9, 46-49. (Abstract).(pdf ).

Cherney, I. D. (2003). The use of technology in psychology: Examples from an introductory psychology and statistics class. In C. Spirou (ed.) Technology in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 31-35. Chicago: National-Louis University Press.(pdf)

Cherney, I. D., Jagarlamudi, K., Lawrence, E., & Shimabuku, N. (2003). Experiential factors on sex differences in mental rotation. Perceptual & Motor Skills, 96, 1062-1070. (Abstract).

Cherney, I. D., Kelly-Vance, L., Glover, K., Ruane, A., & Ryalls, B. O. (2003). The effects of stereotyped toys and gender on play-based assessment in 18-48 months old children. Educational Psychology, 23, 95-106. (Abstract). (pdf )

Cherney, I. D. (2003).Young children's spontaneous utterances of mental terms and the accuracy of their memory behaviors: A different methodological approach. Infant and Child Development,12, 89-105. (Abstract).(pdf )

Cherney, I. D. (2001). Gender-linked differences in the development of incidental and intentional memory for static and dynamic stimuli. Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: The Sciences & Engineering, 62(6-B), pp. 2972. (Abstract).         

Cherney, I. D., & Cherney, M. (2001). Physics scores as predictors of the medical college admissions test. Transactions of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences, 27, 1-7. (Abstract). (pdf file)

Cherney, I. D., & Ryalls, B. O. (1999). Gender-linked differences in the incidental memory of children and adults.  Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 72, 305-328. (Abstract).

Cherney, I. , & Perry, N. W. (1996). Children’s attitudes toward their rights - an international perspective. In E. Verhellen (ed.), Monitoring Children’s Rights, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 241-250. (pdf).

Jaffe, P. D., Rey Wicky, H., Cherney, I. , Cheneviere, C., & Girardet, F. (1995). How kids view the legal system and its main players. In R. Volbert, Children as witnesses. Symposium conducted at the Fifth European Conference on Law and Psychology, Budapest, Hungary.

INVITED ARTICLES

Cherney, I. D. (June, 2009). The importance of play in child development. Omaha World Herald

Cherney, I. D., (August, 2009). “Child’s Play”: It’s serious business. Council on Contemporary Families. www.contemporaryfamilies.org.

PUBLISHED ABSTRACT

I. D. Cherney, M. L. Collaer. Sex differences in line judgment: Relationship to mental rotation, academic preparation and strategy use. Program No. 78.13. 2002 Abstract Viewer/Itinerary Planner. Washington , DC: Society for Neuroscience, 2002. CD-ROM.

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