Table of Contents

Contents: Prefaces. Introduction and Overview. Searching for Sex Differences in Cognitive Abilities. Empirical Evidence for Cognitive Sex Differences. Biological Hypotheses Part I: Genes and Hormones. Biological Hypotheses Part II: Brains, Evolutionary Pressures, and Brain-Behavior Relationships. Psychosocial Hypotheses Part I: Sex Role Stereotypes Through the Life Span. Psychosocial Hypotheses Part II: Theoretical Perspectives for Understanding the Role of Psychosocial Variables. Using a Psychobiosocial Perspective to Understand Cognitive Sex Differences.