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In the article “A Cognitive-Process Taxonomy for Sex Differences in Cognitive Abilities,” written by Diane Halpern, she examines statistical research on the differences between the sexes. She goes on to explain, first off, what the meaning of difference is. Halpern made a point to emphasize that while numbers prove who succeeds in what categories, it does not make the other group inferior. Next, she tackles the question of why people are so afraid of differences. In this, she discusses the harm of stereotypical beliefs, which have no statistical evidence to back it up. With that, the differences tend to be emphasizes, while similarities are overlooked. I believe it was the first class, when we were asked whether we believed men were more …show more content…

To ask the question are they similar OR different when it is know that they both similarities and differences is not a question that can be answered. Someone not knowing the research done, if asked this question, will think they have to choose whether men and women are the same, or opposites. Which leads us back to people thinking they either have to be different or have to be similar, when it seems that what Halpern is saying, is that not one outweighs the other, they teeter back and forth. She also stated, “Given the seesaw nature of cognitive sex differences, there is no evidence that one is smarter than the other.” The findings of these research studies are subjected to change at one point or another also due to education and people trying to fix their weaknesses. An example of what I mean is that, if woman are told they lack in a certain area, it can be made a goal to educate more women on this

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