Which of the following is true about the distribution of intelligence test scores for men compared to the distribution for women?
A) There are more men than women with extremely high and extremely low scores.
B) There are more women than men with extremely high and extremely low scores.
C) The mean intelligence test score for women is consistently higher than the mean for men.
D) The mean intelligence test score for men is consistently higher than the mean for women.
Answer: A
Rationale: There tends to be greater variability among male IQ scores than among women. This means that, although both distributions have very similar means, there are more males with extremely high and low scores.
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