According to the 19th-century anatomist Bischoff, women were considered intellectually inferior solely because ______.

A. of their uterus
B. they typically have smaller brains than men
C. of the effects of feminine hormones on the brain
D. men dominated every developed society at that time


Answer: B

Psychology

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