What Sex Differences (If Any) Are Found on the Scores

question 198

Multiple Choice

What sex differences (if any) are found on the scores of IQ tests?

• A) Boys do about 5 points better than girls on the average.
• B) Girls do about 5 points better than boys on the average.
• C) Boys do better at the early ages, and girls do better after about age 12.
• D) Boys and girls get about equal scores.

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Definitions:

Aponeurosis

A fibrous sheet or flattened band of tissue that acts as a tendon to attach muscles to bone or to other muscles, often found in the abdomen, scalp, lower back, and hand.

Connective Tissue

Tissue that supports, binds together, and protects organs. It consists of various cell types and extracellular matrix and includes bone, blood, and fat.

Muscles

Muscles are fibrous tissues that produce force and motion to move the body or parts of it and are crucial for all forms of bodily movement.

Myofibril

Basic rod-like unit of a muscle cell that is responsible for muscle contraction.