A New Species of Intelligent Being Has Been Discovered on Planet

question 409

Multiple Choice

A new species of intelligent being has been discovered on planet NX 1. You do not know a lot about their physiology, but you have learned that the males have about 10 times the amount of grey matter in their brains compared to the females. The females have about 10 times as much white matter as compared to the males. Based on what you know about human brains, what would you predict about these new beings?

• A)The males should be superior in information processing capacity.
• B)The females should be superior in information processing capacity.
• C)The males show a higher degree of connectivity.
• D)The females will be better in mental rotation.
• E)There should be no difference between the males and females.

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