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dakota nelson

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What can we conclude about explanations for the gender differences in mathematics ability?
 
  a. The most probable explanation seems to focus on brain lateralization.
  b. Some of the gender differences can be explained by the fact that males have more math-related experiences outside school.
  c. Socialization does not seem to be a critical factor in explaining gender differences in mathematics ability.
  d. In early grade school, teachers have higher expectations for females than for males in the area of mathematics.

Question 2

What can we conclude about lateralization and cognitive performance?
 
  a. Females show more clear-cut lateralization than males do.
  b. In females, language tasks are handled almost exclusively by the right hemisphere; in males, language tasks are handled almost exclusively by the left hemisphere.
  c. People whose brains show more clear-cut lateralization perform consistently better on both verbal and spatial tasks.
  d. We do not have clear-cut evidence that males show more lateralization than females do.



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Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

D



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