In Cross-Cultural Gender Differences Studies

question 81

Multiple Choice

In cross-cultural gender differences studies,

• A) there are large differences between genders in cognitive abilities across all cultures.
• B) there are more differences within each gender than between genders.
• C) large differences between genders in cognitive abilities are only found in developed countries.
• D) females are only more aggressive than males because of mate selection practices.

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