Psychology GCSE
Sex differences
What Sex differences means in Psychology GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Sex differences
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Cognitive differences between males and females, which lateralisation explains by suggesting males have greater right-hemisphere dominance for spatial skills and females greater left-hemisphere dominance for language.
Topics that use Sex differences
- The brain and neuropsychology (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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