Your friend wonders why girls always seem to do better than boys in classes like English where reading and writing are important
You tell him that, according to your textbook, one possible explanation for girls' verbal superiority over boys is that
a. the right hemisphere in the brain may mature more rapidly in girls than in boys.
b. because reading is often stereotyped as an activity for girls, girls may make more effort to master verbal skills like reading.
c. girls' mathematical superiority gives them self-confidence that carries over to verbal skills.
d. a dominant gene on the X chromosome may promote verbal ability.
b
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Like seven percent of American high school students, Erik is:
A) taking a vocational curriculum. B) in a private school. C) being home schooled. D) taking a general curriculum.
The concept that people are, in the final analysis, responsible for their destinies is called:
a. social interest b. creative self c. fictional finalism d. determinism