Men's brains vs Wemen's brains

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The statements “Women are more talkative than men.” and “Men are better at mathematics than women.” are true.

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CCSS.RL.5.6

1-2

In 2007, the OECD found scientific evidence that men and women behave differently because of the differences in their brain structure.

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

2-1

Around 2001, people were fascinated by neuromyths and the book Why Men Don’t Listen and Women Can’t Read Maps became popular in many countries.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

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CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

2-2

Influenced by Allan and Barbara Pease’s book and the media, people generally accepted that “men and women think and behave differently.”

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

3-1

According to the figure showing the spatial reasoning test score, women tend to score higher on average.

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3-2

Even though the differences in individual results are greater than the differences between males and females, the results are overgeneralized.

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

4-1

“Blood type determines personality.” is a popular idea but has no scientific basis.

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CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

4-2

People are likely to go along with and trust what the majority agrees on.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

5-1

“This is how a man should be” and “this is how a woman should be” are examples of biased ideas we might have heard while growing up.

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CCSS.RL.5.6

5-2

With confirmation bias, we never ignore information that contradicts our preconceptions.

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CCSS.RL.5.6