The researchers found relatively insignificant results in their two studies (slight difference in children at 15-19 years of age with 2 IQ points more for boys; 3-5 points more for undergraduate men and 5 points more amongst male adults). ... For example, Maccoby & Jacklin (1974) argued that men score higher on spatial ability tests than women, but on the other hand women do better on tasks involving verbal abilities and language vocabulary. ... Lynn (1988) proposed a theory of the effect of brain size and maturity rates on general intelligence to find answers to the questions as to why IQ sco...

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In fact, as early as 1882, the first systematic tests to explore sex differences were already being conducted by Francis Gatton at the South Kensington Museum in London. ... Wechsler, an American scientist who developed the IQ test most commonly used today, found out that 30 tests discriminated' in favor of one or the other sex. He tried to alter this discovery by cutting out some of the discriminating tests and changing them to female - slanted or male - slanted tests. ...

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More modern measurements demonstrated this correlation, showing that men's verbal IQ suffered by 20 percent when there was a stroke on the left side of the brain. ... Knowledge of these tests can be used to help us when we interact with others. ... This test further cements biological gender differences when it comes to certain preferences and opposes the idea that boys and girls only choose things, such as toys, based on social definitions of gender. ...

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This study videotaped 52 preschoolers and later analyzed the videotapes to test hypotheses. ... This study examined how the variables of preschool children's sex, age, IQ, and sex role flexibility contributed to their prosocial behaviour. ...

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