Nature Communications (Sep 2019)

Females show more sustained performance during test-taking than males

  • Pau Balart,
  • Matthijs Oosterveen

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11691-y
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Females tend to perform poorer than males on math and science tests, but better on verbal reading tests. Here, by analysing performance during a cognitive test, the authors provide evidence that females are better able to sustain their performance during a test across all of these topics.