What is a “take-home” message from meta-analyses testing for gender differences?
a) There are more similarities than differences between females and males.
b) There are more differences than similarities between females and males.
c) When there are gender differences, the effect size for many (but not all) of the differences are large.
d) When there are gender differences, the effect size for all of the differences are small.
Answer: a
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