Girls often outperform boys on most academic indicators. This is because ______.

A. girls are smarter than boys
B. girls have faster cognitive development than boys
C. girls have been socialized to be better than boys at noncognitive skills such as following rules and doing homework
D. girls generally work harder than boys


Answer: C

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