A Recent Study by Mehl and Colleagues (2009)utilized an Electronically

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Multiple Choice

A recent study by Mehl and colleagues (2009) utilized an electronically activated recorder to record the daily conversations of male and female college students.This study found that:

• A)females were much more talkative than were males.
• B)males were much more talkative than were females.
• C)males were slightly more talkative than were females.
• D)males and females were equally talkative.

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Early Childhood

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