Are men smarter than women?

[misterblu]

Men are more intelligent than women, claims new study

By BEN CLERKIN & FIONA MACRAE Last updated at 13:38pm on 14th September 2006

Battle of the sexes: Are men more intelligent than women?

It is research that is guaranteed to delight men - and infuriate the women in their lives. A controversial new study has claimed that men really are more intelligent than women.

The study - carried out by a man - concluded that men's IQs are almost four points higher than women's.

British-born researcher John Philippe Rushton, who previously created a furore by suggesting intelligence is influenced by race, says the finding could explain why so few women make it to the top in the workplace.

He claims the 'glass ceiling' phenomenon is probably due to inferior intelligence, rather than discrimination or lack of opportunity.

The University of Western Ontario psychologist reached his conclusion after scrutinising the results of university aptitude tests taken by 100,000 students aged 17 and 18 of both sexes.

A focus on a factors such as the ability to quickly grasp a complex concept, verbal reasoning skills and creativity - some of they key ingredients of intelligence - revealed the male teenagers had IQs that were an average of 3.63 points higher. The average person has an IQ of around 100.

The findings, which held true for all classes and levels of parental education, overturn a 100 year consensus that men and women average the same in general mental ability. They also conflict with evidence that girls do better in school exams than boys.

But Prof Rushton, who was born in Bournemouth and obtained his doctorate in social psychology from the London School of Economics, argues that the faster maturing of girls leads to them outshining boys in the classroom.

And since almost all previous data showing an absence of difference between the sexes was gathered on schoolchildren, the gender difference could easily have been missed.

'It looks like up until late adolescence, the females have the advantage over males because they mature faster, which masks the underlying difference, he said.

Although experts have accepted that men and women differ mentally, with males averaging higher on tests of 'spatial ability' and females higher on verbal tests, it was assumed the differences averaged out, leaving no difference in overall intelligence.

Prof Rushton believes the differences are directly linked to brain size, with other studies showing men having slightly bigger brains than women.

'We know that men have larger brains, even when you take into account larger body size,' said the researcher. 'That means there are more neurons. The question is what these neurons are doing in a man - and they probably have an advantage in processing information.'

It is thought the difference may date back to the Stone Age, with women seeking out men who are more intelligent than them in a bid to pass on the best genes to their children.

'Some people have suggested it evolved because women prefer men who are more intelligent than they are for husbands,' said the professor.

'Just as they prefer men who are taller than them, they also prefer a male who is a little ahead of them in IQ.'

Critics claim Prof Rushton's results could have been skewed by the inclusion of more test results from females than form males.

Prof Rushton, who four years ago triggered a scientific row by claiming intelligence and behaviour are influenced by race, with blacks being more likely to be involved in crime and Asians having a greater chance of high IQs, however, stands by his results.

'These are unpopular conclusions,' he said. 'People should not be made to feel afraid to study controversial issues.

'We have the right to find the truth. One should really look at the facts.'

His work appears to confirm British research which showed men have bigger brains and higher IQs than women, which may explain why chess grandmasters and geniuses are more likely to be male.

The analyses of more than 20,000 verbal reasoning tests taken by university students from around the world revealed that women's IQs are up to five points lower than men's .

Women needn't feel despondent, however, as the scientists believe women can achieve just as much as men - as long as they work harder.

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[Joz]

Originally Posted by http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=405056&in_page_id=1770

....... A controversial new study has claimed that men really are more intelligent than women.

The study - carried out by a man - concluded that men's IQs are almost four points higher than women's.....................

Prof Rushton believes the differences are directly linked to brain size,
with other studies showing men having slightly bigger brains than women.

Just makes them have fatter heads

This man needs to go back to basic anatomy/biology classes.

1. Men & women are different


http://www.webmd.com/content/article/99/105307.htm

http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms...d=2930&purchase_type=ITM&item_id=0286-3824101

http://www.ncsu.edu/awf/graymatter.html

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6849058/

 

[misterblu]

1. Men & women are different

Of course they are! Men are smarter for one thing! :tongue1:

 

[Joz]

Of course they are! Men are smarter for one thing! :tongue1:

 

[Hagbard Celine]

More women than men are being admitted and graduated from universities.

 

[Mr. P]

More women than men are being admitted and graduated from universities.

More women than men apply. Next.

 

[Hagbard Celine]

More women than men apply. Next.

Not true. Female students exhibit higher grades and test scores than their male counterparts so more women than men are admitted to and graduate from college. NEXT!

 

[Mr. P]

Not true. Female students exhibit higher grades and test scores than their male counterparts so more women than men are admitted to and graduate from college. NEXT!

Check it out, there was a recent report (I don't remember where I saw it) on male/female apps. Females outnumbered male.

 

[dilloduck]

I just knew you would HAVE to show up to defend your gender

:tng:

 

[Abbey Normal]

A focus on a factors such as the ability to quickly grasp a complex concept, verbal reasoning skills and creativity - some of they key ingredients of intelligence - revealed the male teenagers had IQs that were an average of 3.63 points higher.

For the average male teenager to have a higher score, they must have been measuring the body part they really think with. :cof:

 

[misterblu]

I just knew you would HAVE to show up to defend your gender

:tng:

*Exactly* what I had hoped when I posted it. :tng:

 

[jillian]

For the average male teenager to have a higher score, they must have been measuring the body part they really think with. :cof:

Yep! :gang1:

 

[dilloduck]

Oh great--penis envy too!!

 

[archangel]

Is this a Taliban question?....I was smart in HS and College...and I showed my kids the way...all Kids, male and female are doing their best to achieve...I am a happy camper...we all have our good and bad points..one must just point the way to achieve the end results...gender pending depending on physical/mental ability...some things males are better at some things females are better at...all is relevant...a forgotten trade and education... as it surely appears in todays standards of no student 'left behind'...Gimmee a break...the end results of where anyone finishes depends on how the "Parents" direct them to place their talent and ability...We are all not equal physical or mental...where the interest and ability goes is a intelligent parents direction as it applies to their own kids ability...if I am wrong please show me ...cause' my kids are doing great as I direct...simple really..if one gets their head outta the old narcisstic ass! Pa-lease feel free to correct my spelling and grammar if it floats ya boat...I will say sometimes I do this on purpose..gotta give some room for the shallow ones!

 

[5stringJeff]

Four IQ points is not a large difference. So one might be able to say that on average, men are marginally smarter than women, but that's about it.

 

[jillian]

Four IQ points is not a large difference. So one might be able to say that on average, men are marginally smarter than women, but that's about it.

If I recall correctly, there's also a 7 point standard deviation on the Sanford-Binet, at least.... so there ya go.

 

[Mr. P]

Four IQ points is not a large difference. So one might be able to say that on average, men are marginally smarter than women, but that's about it.

I hear yer wife calling you Jeff..Run along now.:rotflmao:

 

[dilloduck]

If I recall correctly, there's also a 7 point standard deviation on the Sanford-Binet, at least.... so there ya go.

HEY---you can't end the gender war that quickly !!:

 

[jillian]

HEY---you can't end the gender war that quickly !!:

I do believe Jeff and I just arrived at detente.

 

[Annie]

Not true. Female students exhibit higher grades and test scores than their male counterparts so more women than men are admitted to and graduate from college. NEXT!

Not test scores. Truth is, the school system is skewed towards 'female behavior,' verbal and sitting still:

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/09/e...9efba2e9595dec&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

July 9, 2006
The New Gender Divide
At Colleges, Women Are Leaving Men in the Dust
By TAMAR LEWIN

Nearing graduation, Rick Kohn is not putting much energy into his final courses.

"I take the path of least resistance," said Mr. Kohn, who works 25 hours a week to put himself through the University of North Carolina, Greensboro. "This summer, I looked for the four easiest courses I could take that would let me graduate in August."

It is not that Mr. Kohn, 24, is indifferent to education. He is excited about economics and hopes to get his master's in the field. But the other classes, he said, just do not seem worth the effort.

"What's the difference between an A and a B?" he asks. "Either way, you go on to the next class."

He does not see his female classmates sharing that attitude. Women work harder in school, Mr. Kohn believes. "The girls care more about their G.P.A. and the way they look on paper," he said.

A quarter-century after women became the majority on college campuses, men are trailing them in more than just enrollment.

Department of Education statistics show that men, whatever their race or socioeconomic group, are less likely than women to get bachelor's degrees — and among those who do, fewer complete their degrees in four or five years. Men also get worse grades than women.

And in two national studies, college men reported that they studied less and socialized more than their female classmates.

Small wonder, then, that at elite institutions like Harvard, small liberal arts colleges like Dickinson, huge public universities like the University of Wisconsin and U.C.L.A. and smaller ones like Florida Atlantic University, women are walking off with a disproportionate share of the honors degrees.

It is not that men are in a downward spiral: they are going to college in greater numbers and are more likely to graduate than two decades ago.

Still, men now make up only 42 percent of the nation's college students. And with sex discrimination fading and their job opportunities widening, women are coming on much stronger, often leapfrogging the men to the academic finish.

"The boys are about where they were 30 years ago, but the girls are just on a tear, doing much, much better," said Tom Mortenson, a senior scholar at the Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education in Washington.

Take Jen Smyers, who has been a powerhouse in her three years at American University in Washington.

She has a dean's scholarship, has held four internships and three jobs in her time at American, made the dean's list almost every term and also led the campus women's initiative. And when the rest of her class graduates with bachelor's degrees next year, Ms. Smyers will be finishing her master's.

She says her intense motivation is not so unusual. "The women here are on fire," she said.

The gender differences are not uniform. In the highest-income families, men 24 and under attend college as much as, or slightly more than, their sisters, according to the American Council on Education, whose report on these issues is scheduled for release this week.

Young men from low-income families, which are disproportionately black and Hispanic, are the most underrepresented on campus, though in middle-income families too, more daughters than sons attend college. In recent years the gender gap has been widening, especially among low-income whites and Hispanics.

When it comes to earning bachelor's degrees, the gender gap is smaller than the gap between whites and blacks or Hispanics, federal data shows.

All of this has helped set off intense debate over whether these trends show a worrisome achievement gap between men and women or whether the concern should instead be directed toward the educational difficulties of poor boys, black, white or Hispanic.

"Over all, the differences between blacks and whites, rich and poor, dwarf the differences between men and women within any particular group," says Jacqueline King, a researcher for the American Council on Education's Center for Policy Analysis and the author of the forthcoming report.

Differences Seen Early

Still, across all race and class lines, there are significant performance differences between young men and women that start before college.

High school boys score higher than girls on the SAT, particularly on the math section. Experts say that is both because the timed multiple-choice questions play to boys' strengths and because more middling female students take the test. Boys also score slightly better on the math and science sections of national assessment tests. On the same assessments, 12th-grade boys, even those with college-educated parents, do far worse than girls on reading and writing.