Which of the Following Statements Is True About Gender Differences

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true about gender differences in cognitive abilities?

A) Boys begin to outperform girls on many types of visual-spatial tasks starting at age eight or nine, and the difference persists into adulthood.
B) As a group, males acquire language faster than females and surpass them in verbal ability throughout their lives.
C) Research indicates that both historically and in recent years female adolescents generally outperform males in mathematics.
D) Girls in the United States are more likely than boys to have reading problems.