Sally and Mohamoud have challenged each other to a test of skill. Sally gets to pick the task. All else being equal, we would expect Sally to do better on all of these tasks EXCEPT
A)a test of perceptual speed
B)a test of verbal fluency
C)a test of ideational fluency
D)throwing darts at a target
E)Sally will be better at all of these tasks

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Sally is likely to choose tasks that play to her strengths, which often include perceptual speed, verbal fluency, and ideational fluency, as these are areas where gender differences have been observed in favor of women. However, throwing darts at a target is a task that involves motor skills and physical coordination, areas where there is no inherent reason to believe Sally would outperform Mohamoud based solely on her choice of the task.

Sally and Mohamoud Have Challenged Each Other to a Test