Your Friend Has a Blind Date

question 23

Multiple Choice

Your friend has a blind date. "He's probably inarticulate," she grouses."I heard that men's verbal abilities are lower than women's." Which of the following responses is BEST supported by empirical research?

• A) "Actually, men outscore women on tests of verbal abilities."
• B) "There's really absolutely no difference between men and women in verbal abilities."
• C) "You don't know that. Men differ more from each other than they do from the average woman."
• D) "You're probably right. There's a big difference between men and women in verbal ability."

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