There is some evidence that women do better than average on tests of ______________, while men do better than women on tests of_______________
A) fluid intelligence; crystallized intelligence
B) crystallized intelligence; fluid intelligence
C) visual-spatial manipulation; verbal fluency
D) verbal fluency; visual-spatial manipulation
Answer: D
Rationale: Although it's important not to over-generalize, average scores on verbal fluency tasks often tip in the favor of females. Conversely, average scores on tests of visual-spatial manipulation ability tend to favor males.
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