NEUR 3202 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Mental Rotation, Review Of General Psychology, Trends In Cognitive Sciences
7 Feb 2016
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Sex differences in the right tail of cognitive abilities: a commentary on wai, cacchio, The article sex differences in the right tail of cognitive abilities: a 30 year examination" by. Jonathan wai, megan cacchio, martha putallaz, and matthew makel studied sex differences in the extreme right tail of cognitive abilities over 30 years in 1. 6 million students in the 7th grade in the unites states. The study used sat and act test scores, which are both standardized college- entry tests. The results of the study showed that males strongly outnumber females in the extreme right tail of mathematical abilities and science reasoning; however, more females than males scored extremely high in verbal and writing abilities. This field of research is important to determine whether differences exist, and if they do, how individuals of all genders can best use their specific skills to contribute to jobs in stem.
