What best summarizes the evidence on sex differences in verbal ability?

A. Verbal skills consistently favor females across all meta-analyses.
B. Sex differences are small, tend to favor girls, and depend upon type of verbal ability.
C. Sex differences vary greatly, with some areas favoring males and others favoring females by large margins.
D. More recent meta-analyses have found close-to-zero effect sizes across all types of verbal abilities.


B. Sex differences are small, tend to favor girls, and depend upon type of verbal ability.

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A. Social change for queer rights is happening at the micro and the macro level. B. A handful of activists are responsible for the growth of queer civil rights. C. People rarely express distress about gains in civil rights. D. Parents are more affirming of queer rights than children.

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The primary reason for the establishment of the colony at Plymouth was the settlers' desire to __________.

A. convert local Indian populations to Christianity B. profit from the great commercial potential evident in New England C. found a new culture based on their religious values D. compete with Virginia in the production of tobacco

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Why were many Buddhist monasteries were destroyed in the ninth century?

What will be an ideal response?

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By the time Clinton left office, the U.S. budget deficit had:

A) quadrupled.
B) been replaced by a surplus.
C) increased slightly.
D) stayed about the same.

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