• Question: Who are better boys or girls? Is there a scientific reason...

    Asked by simplysugar to Fiona, Jane, Joanna, Michelle, William on 16 Jun 2010 in Categories: .
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      Michelle Murphy answered on 15 Jun 2010:

      Well now, thats an interesting question!
      I guess it depends on who you ask. I can think of more famous male artists then female most countries have a male leader but lets face it we all know that behind evey good man is an even better woman! 😛
      Is there a scientific reason why women are wonderful – I think its just so obvious it doesn’t need researching.

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      William Davies answered on 15 Jun 2010:

      Tough one! The politically/scientifically correct answer would probably be that boys are better at some things (throwing, maths, reading maps etc.) and females are better at other things (noticing differences, detecting smells, remembering words/conversations etc). My 6 year old daughter insists that girls are better though!

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      Fiona Randall answered on 16 Jun 2010:

      Well simplysugar, it depends in what way you mean… I am sure boys are better than girls at some things 😉 That was a joke. Boys tend to be more competitive than girls and I think hormones are the reason. There are a lot of brain studies looking at different behaviours and comparing the differences between boys and girls in different tasks.

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      Joanna Brooks answered on 16 Jun 2010:

      Hello again. It’s true that boys and girls have been known to perform differently on certain tasks – like spatial tasks for example. But in general I don’t think one is better than the other 🙂

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