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191) It was originally believed that women were worse drivers than men, but people failed to consider certain confounds. Results now show that men get into _______ accidents compared to women. a. 70% more b. 40% more c. 70% fewer d. 40% fewer 192) Which of the following statements most accurately represents the relationship between sex differences and IQ? a. Women score, on average, 3 to 5 points higher on IQ tests than men. b. Men score, on average, 3 to 5 points higher on IQ tests than women. c. There are few, if any, differences in IQ scores between men and women. d. While mean total scores may be similar across the sexes, men have more variability in their IQ scores. 193) What hormone may be linked to variations in verbal ability? a. Testosterone b. Progesterone c. Estrogen d. Vasopressin 194) While women do better than men on _________________, men tend to outperform women on _______________. a. emotion recognition; verbal tasks b. abstract reasoning; logical reasoning c. biological tasks; mathematical tasks d. verbal tasks; mental rotation tasks 195) Which of the following statements reflects the correct match between gender and enhanced specific mental ability? a. A male performing arithmetic calculations b. Male distinguishing the type of emotion on people’s faces c. A female repeating a tongue twister over and over again d. A female deriving a mathematical proof in geometry 196) Which of the following statements about racial differences in IQ is false? a. The variability within any given race tends to be much smaller than the variability between races. b. Differences among races may be narrowing over the decades. c. Racial differences are largely or entirely environmental in origin. d. When matched for socioeconomic, demographic and health variables, there are no racial differences. 197) A psychologist who studies the extent to which differences between men and women on IQ scores are heritable is using a ___________ approach. a. between-group heritability b. within-group heritability c. deviation IQ d. cumulative deficit 198) A psychologist who studies the extent to which a trait, such as IQ, is heritable among a group of women is using a ___________ approach. a. between-group heritability b. within-group heritability c. deviation IQ d. cumulative deficit 199) _______ refers to when a test that predicts outcomes, such as grades or occupational success, better in one group than in another. a. Deviation IQ b. Confirmation bias c. Test bias d. Interrater reliability 200) Which of the following is an example of “stereotype threat”? a. Julie becomes anxious when told that women perform worse than men on standardized math tests and even though she is a gifted mathematician, she performs below average on the SAT math section. b. Julie becomes anxious when told that women perform worse than men on standardized math tests, but she uses this as incentive to earn a high score on the SAT math section. c. Julie is told that women perform worse than men on standardized math tests, but her preparation for the test allows her to earn a high score on the SAT math section. d. Julie is told that women perform worse than men on standardized math tests, but she ignores this information and earns a high score on the SAT math section.