What Best Summarizes the Evidence on Sex Differences in Math

question 50

Multiple Choice

What best summarizes the evidence on sex differences in math ability?

• A) Across different types of math ability, the effect size of sex differences is consistently zero.
• B) Moderate sex differences favoring males emerge in both older and more recent meta-analyses.
• C) When meta-analyses control for gender equality, consistent sex differences favoring women emerge.
• D) Small differences favoring boys sometimes emerge in complex math problems, but these gaps virtually disappear with greater gender equality.

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