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Bernana

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Which of the following is the most accurate description of a gender-related difference in achievement?
 
  a. Girls generally score higher on the SAT than do boys.
  b. Women score higher on the Graduate Record Exam than do men.
  c. Girls score higher on measures of reading and writing ability than do boys.
  d. Slightly more bachelor's degrees are earned by men than by women.

Question 2

In an effort to understand what they aren't able to understand in any other way, all societies and cultures throughout history have developed systems of beliefs about life, its origins, why they were here and what happens to them after they die.
  The cognitive learning principle that best explains why societies and cultures would make these efforts is:
 
  a. learning and development depend on experience.
  b. people want their experiences to make sense.
  c. knowledge people construct depends on what they already know.
  d. social interaction facilitates learning.



mcinincha279

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Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

b



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