The Fact That Differences Between Female and Male Scores on the Scholastic

question 215

Multiple Choice

The fact that differences between female and male scores on the Scholastic Assessment Test are rapidly declining indicates that

• A)biology underlies female-male differences in thinking abilities.
• B)women are often "left-brained," and men, "right-brained."
• C)social factors are more important in the observed "differences" between males and females.
• D)more females are being exposed to androgens prenatally.

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