What Findings Have Led Some Researchers to Question That There

question 40

Multiple Choice

What findings have led some researchers to question that there are large gender-related differences in nurturing?

• A) Although girls gain and boys lose interest in babies throughout childhood, boys continue to nurture their pets.
• B) Both boys and girls gain interest in caring for infants until late childhood, when girls' interest increases sharply.
• C) Recent studies have shown few gender-related differences in nurturing.
• D) When number of siblings is taken into consideration, no gender differences appear in nurturing.

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Validity

The scientific requirement that the data being collected must actually reflect the phenomenon being studied.

Intelligence

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