Current research addressing sex differences in achievement suggests that
A. if differences in math and science are found between American boys and girls today, they are very slight.
B. there were so many methodological flaws in the earlier research that the differences in boys' and girls' math and science abilities were unduly exaggerated.
C. girls have closed the math/science gap and have now become better in these subjects than boys.
D. girls still lag far behind boys on science and math, both in the United States and elsewhere.
Answer: A
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