Reviews of Research on Gender Differences in Verbal Ability Have

question 39

Multiple Choice

Reviews of research on gender differences in verbal ability have usually concluded that

• A) girls and women have a large advantage in most verbal tasks.
• B) girls and women have a small advantage in many verbal tasks and a large advantage in writing.
• C) girls have a large advantage in many types of verbal tasks, but this advantage disappears during adolescence.
• D) neither gender has an advantage in any verbal task.

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