Based on Information from the Authors of Your Text, What

question 181

Multiple Choice

Based on information from the authors of your text, what is one possible explanation as to why girls and boys perform about the same in math in elementary school, but a gender gap appears around puberty?

• A) estrogen impairs cognition
• B) testosterone impairs cognition
• C) self-fulfilling prophecies seem to occur
• D) peer pressure become more important to girls

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