You are debating with your friend that research into sex differences should actually focus on similarities instead. You argue that women and men are more similar than different. What is your evidence of this?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Men and women are more similar than they are different on the vast majority of psychological traits. In a meta-compilation of 386 large comparisons of males and females on psychological traits, the average sex difference was d = .21. Even a very large sex difference such as height still produces overlapping bell curves.
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A) mode B) median C) mean D) range
Which of the following describes a learning-theory view of hate?
A) Sally grew up in a warm loving home; she has intense feelings of hatred and violence toward everyone else in the world. B) Sally grew up in a hostile unloving home; she has intense feelings of hatred and violence toward everyone else in the world. C) Sally grew up in a hostile unloving home, but she does not have intense feelings of hatred and violence. D) Sally was born with an intense level of hatred that, despite her parents' love, only worsened throughout her life. E) Sally perceives the world around her as volatile; therefore, she reacts with feelings of hatred and violence.