Females show more sustained performance during test-taking than males

dc.contributor.author	Balart, Pau
dc.contributor.author	Oosterveen, Matthijs
dc.date.accessioned	2024-01-19T09:15:33Z
dc.date.available	2024-01-19T09:15:33Z
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11201/164044
dc.description.abstract	Females tend to perform worse than males on math and science tests, but they perform better on verbal reading tests. Here, by analysing performance during a cognitive test, we provide evidence that females are better able to sustain their performance during a test across all of these topics, including math and science (study 1). This finding suggests that longer cognitive tests decrease the gender gap in math and science. By analysing a dataset with multiple tests that vary in test length, we find empirical support for this idea (study 2).
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dc.relation.isformatof	Versió postprint del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11691-y
dc.relation.ispartof	Nature Communications, 2019, vol. 10, num. 3798, p. 1-11
dc.rights	(c) Balart, Pau et al., 2019
dc.subject.classification	33 - Economia
dc.subject.other	33 - Economics. Economic science
dc.title	Females show more sustained performance during test-taking than males
dc.type	info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.type	info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion
dc.date.updated	2024-01-19T09:15:34Z
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