Module 2.8d: Fact or Falsehood?

On average, girls are better spellers than boys.

• True

• False

Boys are more often found in remedial math classes and among those with the highest math scores.

• True

• False

Gender-equal cultures exhibit the same gender gap for math found in gender-unequal cultures.

• True

• False

Many social scientists see race primarily as a biological construct with well-defined physical boundaries.

• True

• False

Telling students that people in their racial or gender category are unlikely to succeed at a task can erode their performance on that task.

• True

• False