Maccoby and Jacklin (1974) concluded that boys and girls differed in their abilities in what areas?

A. Boys have lesser visual-spatial abilities.
B. Boys have greater verbal abilities.
C. Boys have lesser mathematical abilities.
D. Boys have greater visual-spatial abilities.


Answer: D

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