PSYCH 231 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Intelligence Quotient, Mental Rotation, Stereotype Threat
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Meta-analysis- provides a statistical method for combining numerous studies on a single topic. Females and males are similar in this subject measured by total scores on an iq test. Research shows general knowledge about history, geography, and other basic information. Equally competent when solving a variety of complex problems. Researchers have not found difference in gender learning styles. Research shows that women tend to score higher on a variety of memory tasks. Women tend to be more accurate than men at remembering events about their own lives. Females score somewhat higher than males on a small number of verbal tasks- although overall gender similarities are more striking. Females and males in both the us and canada complete the same number of math courses during high school. Research show gender similarities in math ability. These abilities including understanding, perceiving, and manipulating shapes and figures. Research indicates that mental rotation tests reveal large gender differences.
