Which of the Following Statements Is True of Gender Differences

question 15

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true of gender differences in cognitive abilities?

• A) Girls usually outperform boys on many types of visual-spatial tasks.
• B) Research indicates that both historically and in recent years female adolescents generally outperform males in mathematics.
• C) Girls in the United States are more likely than boys to have reading problems.
• D) As a group, females surpass males in verbal ability throughout their lives.

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Definitions:

Glycolysis

The metabolic pathway in the cytoplasm where glucose is broken down to pyruvate, generating ATP and NADH.

Phosphoglyceraldehyde (PGAL)

A three-carbon sugar molecule that serves as an intermediate in several central metabolic pathways, importantly in photosynthesis and glycolysis.

Glucose

A simple sugar that is an important energy source in living organisms and is a component of many carbohydrates.

Aerobic Respiration

A process of producing cellular energy involving oxygen. Cells break down food in the mitochondria in a long, multistep process that produces roughly 36 ATP.