Overall, Gender-Related Differences in Spatial Abilities

question 50

Multiple Choice

Overall, gender-related differences in spatial abilities

• A) are complex, with advantages for men in some, women in others, and no reliable differences in others.
• B) are complex, with varying degrees of advantage for men, but no tasks show advantages for women.
• C) are complex, with an increasing age-related disadvantages for women in most spatial tasks.
• D) are straightforward, with boys and men outperforming girls and women in all four types of spatial tasks.

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