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Even though women consistently receive better grades in math and science, men excel on math aptitude tests and are greatly overrepresented in the so-called hard sciences. The Mathematics of Sex explores why males are overrepresented in mathematically intensive professions such as physics, computer science, chemistry, mathematics, and engineering. Bringing together for the first time important research from such diverse fields as endocrinology,...

First published in 1986. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Perspectives on Children's Testimony presents current empirical research on the factors which influence adults' perceptions of the child witness. This volume provides researchers in both the psychological and the criminal justice communities with knowledge about adult beliefs regarding child witnesses, how these beliefs may influence jury verdicts, and the relationship of these perceptions to the credibility and accuracy of children's testimon...

Ceci argues that traditional conceptions of intelligence ignore the role of society in shaping intelligence and underestimate the intelligence of non-Western societies. He puts forth a "bio-ecological" framework of individual differences in intellectual development that is intended to address some of the major deficiencies of extant theories of intelligence. The focus is on alternative interpretations of phenomena that emerge when implicit ass...

An examination of cases in which children were key witnesses in criminal child abuse trials. The book considers the credibility of children's testimony, and asks whether children are more suggestible than adults.

First Published in 1992. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The Nature/Nurture Debate: The Essential Readings" provides students with a selection of some of the key articles by key researchers in this core area of developmental psychology.

First Published in 1986. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.