Studies Attempting to Test for Innate ("Inborn") Gender Differences Have

question 45

Multiple Choice

Studies attempting to test for innate ("inborn") gender differences have found that

• A)boy babies are more independent since they cry less when separated from their care-takers.
• B)boy babies appear to be more aggressive than girl babies because they learn to walk sooner.
• C)boy babies smile as frequently as girl babies.
• D)the relatively smaller size of girl babies may predispose them to higher rates of crying than boy babies.
• E)none of the above.

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Definitions:

Representative Sample

A fraction of the population that truly represents the attributes of the entire group.

Null Hypothesis

A statement or assumption that there is no relationship or effect in the population from which a sample was drawn, in statistical testing.

Research Hypothesis

A statement made by a researcher predicting a relationship between two variables in a study.

Differences

A term referring to the distinctions or disparities between two or more entities or values.