PSYC 3480 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Reading Disability, Working Memory
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Chapter 5: gender comparisons in cognitive abilities and attitudes about. Distribu-ons of scores of males and females overlap. Researchers seldom nd gender di in all situa-ons. Cogni-ve gender di are not large enough to have major in uence on person"s career choice. Cogni&ve abili&es that show no consistent gender di . Intelligence tests oten eliminate test items that show gender di . Iq scores of males show greater variability than female"s scores: males and females equally competent when they form concepts and solve variety of. Verbal (females score higher), percep-on (males score higher), working memory, speak. Frequency distribu-on show large overlap btwn scores of males and females. Taps into learning experiences (m&f are somewhat di w respect to auditory and visual) Some studies show female adv for verbal and male adv for spa-al. Some tasks are more aligned w experiences of males and some w females: memory depends on other aspects such as interest, stereotypes, aben-on.
