In a recent study that required men and women to respond to gender-neutral and gender- specific pronouns, ________ responded more quickly to stimuli that contained traditional gender stereotypes than to stimuli that contained nontraditional stereotypes.
A) men, but not women
B) women, but not men
C) both women and men
D) neither men nor women

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The statement does not specify any difference between men and women in terms of their response to gender stereotypes, so neither A nor B is the correct answer. The statement indicates that both traditional and nontraditional stimuli were used, and both men and women participated in the study. Therefore, C is the most logical answer. Lastly, the statement does not imply that participants responded slower than usual to nontraditional stimuli, so D is not the correct answer either.

In a Recent Study That Required Men and Women to Respond