Popular Theories Suggest the Presence of Sizeable Differences in Brain

question 369

Multiple Choice

Popular theories suggest the presence of sizeable differences in brain structure between groups of individuals,such as between women and men.In general,what does contemporary neuroscientific research say with respect to such differences?

• A) Neuroscientific research indicates that such differences are about as large as popular theories suggest.
• B) Neuroscientific research suggests that such differences are larger than popular theories propose.
• C) Neuroscientific research suggests that such differences are essentially nonexistent.
• D) Neuroscientific research suggests that such differences may exist, but that they are smaller than popular theories suppose.

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