Your Friend Has a Blind Date

Multiple Choice

Your friend has a blind date. "He's probably inarticulate," she grouses."I heard that men's verbal abilities are lower than women's." Which of the following responses is BEST supported by empirical research?

A) "Actually, men outscore women on tests of verbal abilities."
B) "There's really absolutely no difference between men and women in verbal abilities."
C) "You don't know that. Men differ more from each other than they do from the average woman."
D) "You're probably right. There's a big difference between men and women in verbal ability."