Some Researchers State That Men, as a Group, Are Better

question 72

Multiple Choice

Some researchers state that men, as a group, are better than women at math and spatial tasks because of

• A)lower testosterone levels.
• B)prenatal exposure to estrogens.
• C)biological differences in brain development.
• D)males' tendency to be "left-brained."

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Definitions:

Milgram Experiment

A psychological experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to study obedience to authority, where participants were instructed to administer electric shocks to another person.

Stanford University Prison Experiment

A psychological study conducted by Philip Zimbardo in 1971 at Stanford University, where students were assigned roles of prisoners and guards to explore the effects of perceived power.

Generalization

Drawing a conclusion about a certain characteristic of a population based on a sample from it.

Logical Support

The provision of reasons or evidence to justify a claim or argument.