Research on Brain Differences at Birth in Males and Females

question 134

Multiple Choice

Research on brain differences at birth in males and females demonstrates that:

• A) these differences explain many of the subsequent differences between men and women
• B) no reliable differences have yet been identified
• C) we do not yet have enough data to understand what the source of the observed differences between male and female brains might be
• D) sex differences do not develop until puberty

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