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020 _a9781848729414
040 _cCUS
082 _a155.3
_bHAL/S
100 _aHalpern, Diane F.
245 0 _aSex differences in cognitive abilities/
_cDiane F. Halpern.
250 _a4th ed.
260 _aNew York:
_bPsychological Press,
_c2012.
300 _axxii, 456 p. :
_bill. ;
_c23 cm.
505 _a1. 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.
650 _aSex role
650 _aCognition
650 _aSex differences
650 _aCognition--Sex differences
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