MsYoumans Has a Class of 24 Sixth Graders-12 Girls and 12

question 33

Multiple Choice

Ms.Youmans has a class of 24 sixth graders-12 girls and 12 boys.Given what we know about gender differences in verbal ability and visual-spatial ability, which one of the following is Ms.Youmans justified in concluding about her students?

• A)Her highest reading group will have almost all girls, and her lowest reading group will have mostly boys.
• B)All of the boys should do better than all of the girls on a test of visual-spatial ability in other words, there is no overlap between the two groups).
• C)About 80% of the boys should do better than 80% of the girls on a test of visual- spatial ability.
• D)Ms.Youmans probably won't notice differences in the average abilities of boys and girls.

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