TY - BOOK AU - Halpern, Diane F. TI - Sex differences in cognitive abilities SN - 9781848729414 U1 - 155.3 PY - 2012/// CY - New York PB - Psychological Press KW - Sex role KW - Cognition KW - Sex differences KW - Cognition--Sex differences N1 - 1. Why Should We Study Sex Differences in Cognitive Abilities? 2. Searching For Sex Differences in Cognitive Abilities. 3. Empirical Evidence for Cognitive Sex Differences. 4. Biological Hypotheses Part I: Genes and Hormones. 5. Biological Hypotheses Part II: Brains, Evolutionary Pressures, and Brain-Behavior Relationships. 6. Psychosocial Hypotheses Part I: Sex Role Stereotypes Throughout the Life Span. 7. Psychosocial Hypotheses Part II: Theoretical Perspectives for Understanding the Role of Psychosocial Variables. 8. Using a Biopsychosocial Perspective to Understand Cognitive Sex Differences ER -