Halpern and colleagues (2011) found what about the accuracy of gender stereotypes for cognitive tasks?
A. Stereotypes accurately reflect the size of sex differences but not the direction.
B. People tend to overestimate the size of sex difference in cognitive abilities.
C. Gender stereotypes about cognitive abilities are largely accurate for direction.
D. Stereotypes are accurate for boys cognitive abilities but not for girls.
C. Gender stereotypes about cognitive abilities are largely accurate for direction.
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