The textbook summarizes evidence indicating trivial effects sizes for gender differences in all of the following risk-taking areas EXCEPT
a. smoking.
b. sexual Activities.
c. drug use
d. intellectual risk taking.
Answer: d: intellectual risk taking.
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a. effect on the behavior it follows b. intended purpose c. effect on the behavior it precedes d. severity
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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a. the same as b. more strictly than c. more leniently than d. none of these would be true