Women were less accurate than men on the opposites tests but were less mature and less advanced in scholarship¶

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q3 i? The 41 men showed lower average penalties than the 59 women on both easy lists (31 vs 44) and hard lists (427 vs 453), a difference the authors attribute to maturity and scholarship differences. → Irving King and Hugo Gold 1911

Evidence¶

Irving King and Hugo Gold 1911¶

Irving King and Hugo Gold. (1911). A Tentative Standardization of Certain "Opposites Tests". University of Iowa. https://eric.ed.gov/?q=A+Tentative+Standardization+of+Certain+Opposites+Tests

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Table IV reports average times and penalties for 41 men and 59 women: easy lists 136 vs 169 seconds and penalties 31 vs 44; hard lists 357 vs 296 seconds and penalties 427 vs 453. The men were mostly of higher scholastic rank (8 faculty, 18 graduate students).

"It will be seen that the women were less accurate than the men but they were less mature and less advanced in scholarship."

Discussion¶

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