A Meta-Analysis of Studies of Gender Differences in Verbal Ability

A meta-analysis of studies of gender differences in verbal ability found that ______.

A) girls do considerably better than boys on verbal tests, d = −.70
B) the gender difference is smaller now than it was several decades ago
C) girls do better on simple tasks such as spelling, whereas boys do better at complex tasks such as analogies
D) when the measure is total talking time, females outscore males