Moshe Koppel and Colleagues (2002) Created a Computer Program to Test

question 33

Multiple Choice

Moshe Koppel and colleagues (2002) created a computer program to test whether men and women use language differently. To what extent could the computer program accurately identify whether something was written by man or woman?

• A) no better than chance (about 50% accuracy)
• B) well above chance (about 80% accuracy)
• C) 80% accuracy but only for fictional writing
• D) 80% accuracy but only for nonfiction writing

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