The Meta-Analysis Conducted by Else-Quest and Colleagues on Cultural Influences

question 144

Multiple Choice

The meta-analysis conducted by Else-Quest and colleagues on cultural influences in gender differences in math achievement provided support for which theory?

• A) social identity theory
• B) gender schema theory
• C) the bioecological model
• D) biosocial theory

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Definitions:

Natural Selection

The process by which organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring, driving evolutionary change.

Organisms

Organisms are individual living entities that can react to stimuli, reproduce, grow, and maintain homeostasis.

Environment

A rephrased definition: The composite of physical, biological, and chemical factors that constitute the surrounding of a particular organism or group of organisms.

Inherited Traits

Characteristics or attributes genetically passed from parents to offspring through their genes.