There Is a Slight Tendency in the U

question 23

Multiple Choice

There is a slight tendency in the U.S. for boys and men to have higher self-esteem than girls and women. Research suggests that this disparity is probably MOSTLY due to the fact that ____.

• A) females tend to be more modest (try not to boast) when filling out surveys
• B) many existing self-esteem surveys are heavily gender-biased
• C) females tend to be more critical of their interpersonal and relationship skills
• D) females tend to be more critical of their bodies

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Definitions:

Dyslexia

a learning disorder characterized by difficulties in reading due to problems identifying speech sounds and learning how they relate to letters and words.

Left Temporoparietal Cortex

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Brain Imaging

Techniques and processes used to create visual representations of the brain's structure and function for medical and research purposes.

Operant Conditioning

Learning procedure in which the consequences (such as obtaining a reward) of a particular behavior (such as pressing a bar) increase or decrease the probability of the behavior occurring again; also called instrumental conditioning.