Maccoby and Jacklin (1974) concluded that boys and girls differed in their abilities in what areas?
A. Girls have greater visual-spatial abilities.
B. Girls have lesser verbal abilities.
C. Girls have greater verbal abilities.
D. Girls have greater mathematical abilities.
Answer: C
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The medulla:
a. controls vital reflexes such as respiration, heart rate, and blood pressure b. initiates voluntary movements c. regulates the production of speech d. connects the spinal cord to the brain and makes chemicals important in sleep
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A. the five-factor model of personality B. cognitive thought distortion categories C. Holland’s typologies D. the Myers-Briggs types