Your text reports that in college, men and women perform equivalently in their math courses. How might one interpret this finding with respect to biological and cultural explanations of the gender differences in math achievement?

A) It supports the biological account. Men and women are past puberty by this point.
B) It is completely irrelevant to either account.
C) It seems to support the cultural account. By the time they reach college, the women enrolled in math courses probably receive as much encouragement as do their male classmates.
D) It cannot be explained by either account.

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Pauly Lopez · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : C, Explanation :  This finding suggests that cultural factors play a significant role in the gender differences in math achievement, as men and women perform equivalently in college math courses. It implies that by the time women reach college, they have received enough encouragement and support to perform just as well as men in math courses. This finding does not directly support the biological account since the biological differences between males and females should still exist in college.

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