Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons given to explain why boys outperform girls on the math portion of the SAT?
A. Test items are gender biased, as girls tend not to perform as well as boys on questions involving sports, natural sciences, and business.
B. Girls have been socialized to believe that boys perform better in math.
C. Boys tend to be greater analytical thinkers and generally perform better than girls in math.
D. More girls take the SAT than boys, resulting in more varying levels of achievement
Ans: C
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a. Georg Simmel b. Solomon Asch c. Stanley Milgram d. George H. Mead
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