Regarding Gender and IQ, Which of the Following Statements Is

question 359

Multiple Choice

Regarding gender and IQ, which of the following statements is TRUE?

• A)Small differences in male and female performance on IQ test items still occur because a majority of the test items on the major IQ tests tend to favor males rather than females.
• B)For decades, men, as a group, performed better on test items that required verbal ability, vocabulary, and rote learning.
• C)For decades, women performed better on test items that required spatial visualization and math.
• D)Today, the male-female differences in performance on test items related to vocabulary and math have almost disappeared among children and young adults.

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Definitions:

Conditioned Stimulus

In classical conditioning, a previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with an unconditioned stimulus, triggers a conditioned response.

Men's Restroom

Men's Restroom is a public or private bathroom designated for use by individuals who identify as male.

Higher-order Conditioning

A process in classical conditioning by which a conditioned stimulus is paired with a new neutral stimulus, creating a second (often weaker) conditioned response without directly conditioning the second stimulus to the unconditioned stimulus.

Spontaneous Recovery

The reemergence of a previously extinguished conditioned response after a period of no exposure to the conditioned stimulus.