A Meta-Analysis of Studies of Gender Differences in Verbal Ability

question 41

Multiple Choice

A meta-analysis of studies of gender differences in verbal ability found that ______.

• A) girls do considerably better than boys on verbal tests, d = −.70
• B) the gender difference is smaller now than it was several decades ago
• C) girls do better on simple tasks such as spelling, whereas boys do better at complex tasks such as analogies
• D) when the measure is total talking time, females outscore males

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