According to meta-analysis of studies of gender differences in infancy into early childhood, ______.
A) boys display more perceptual sensitivity
B) girls display more personality
C) girls score higher in inhibitory control
D) boys score higher in focusing attention

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Girls tend to score higher in inhibitory control, which refers to the ability to control one's attention, behavior, thoughts, and/or emotions to override a strong internal predisposition or external lure, and instead do what's more appropriate or needed. This finding is consistent across various studies examining gender differences in early childhood development.

According to Meta-Analysis of Studies of Gender Differences in Infancy