Males do better in tasks that require retrieval from long-term memory while females excel in tasks that require visual image manipulation.

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Males do better in tasks that require retrieval from long-term memory while females excel in tasks that require visual image manipulation. ​

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Research shows that while there can be differences in cognitive abilities between males and females, these differences are not consistent or significant enough to generalize that one gender universally excels over the other in specific cognitive tasks such as retrieval from long-term memory or visual image manipulation. Cognitive abilities are influenced by a complex interplay of biological, environmental, and cultural factors, and there is considerable overlap in the abilities of males and females.

Males Do Better in Tasks That Require Retrieval from Long-Term