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TEST YOUR

KNOWLEDGE

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What is wrong with this picture?

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TRUTH: According to the scientist, Parvizi, whilemen have larger brains on an absolute level,there are no sex differences in brain size oncebody mass is controlled.

The male brain is not proportionately largerthan that of the female brain. It is just thatmen are physically larger, on average.

MYTH: Womens brains are smaller than

mens brains and therefore less intelligentthan men.

http://www.drugabuse.gov/news-events/news-releases/2012/11/nida-announces-2012-scor-awards-research-gender-differences

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The answer is:

2075% ofpeopleget itwrong.

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True or False Boys are better at Maths than girls.

http://coupledumb.com/2010/07/30/can-girls-do-math/4572

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FALSE

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Myth: Men are naturally better at Mathsthan women

TRUTH: Evidence shows that testscores are affected by socialfactors.

Extensive research on Stereotypes has demonstrated that ifa person is exposed to anegative stereotype about a

group to which they belong,they will then perform worse ontasks related to the stereotype.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111212153123.htm

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True or False

Women are just as

competitive as men

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TRUE

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Myth: Men Are More Competitive

TRUTH: A studyconducted by Columbia

University and theUniversity of Chicagofound out that there isNO biological basis for

competitive drive, andthat differences betweenthe sexes are socialbiases.

http://inequalitiesblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/17/male-ego/

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What is wrong with this

picture?

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TRUTH:

Women who practice thesame well-designed

strength trainingprograms as men benefitfrom in the same way.

Myth: Men are physically stronger

than women.

http://thechive.com/2012/06/22/women-that-could-snap-me-like-a-twig-30-photos/

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What is funny about this

cartoon?

http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/004778.html

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Myth: Women are more talkative than

men.

TRUTH: There is nodifference between thenumber of words spoken

by men and those spokenby women.

A 2007 study at theUniversity of Arizona found

that both the men and thewomen spoke an averageof about 16,000 words perday.

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Women are moreemotional than men

and therefore

unable to be active

reasonable soldiers.

True or False

http://www.chiddingstone.kent.sch.uk/homework/war/women.htm

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False

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Myth: Women are more emotional thanmen.

TRUTH: In a studyconducted by Vanderbilt

University psychologistAnn Kring, male andfemale college studentswatching movies reported

feeling the same levels ofemotion, but the femalesfelt more comfortableexpressing them.

http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/posters-broadsides/026023-7200-e.html

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Against Men RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Feb. 2013.

"Strength Training for Women: Debunking Myths That

Block Opportunity." The Physician andSportsmedicine: Strength Training for Women. N.p.,n.d. Web. 13 Feb. 2013.

"The Clayman Institute for Gender Research." Is theFemale Brain Innately Inferior? N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Feb.2013.

"Busted! Five False Myths About Gender Differences."- Page 2. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Feb. 2013.

"5 False Myths About Gender Differences." Care2.N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Feb. 2013.

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