Females tend to score better on which type of task?

• A. Memory for faces
• B. Abstract reasoning
• C. Verbal tasks
• D. Visual-spatial

Answer: (C)

Verbal abilities are where women tend to show a consistent, though modest, advantage on average. Across many studies, women outperform men in language-related tasks such as verbal fluency, vocabulary, reading comprehension, and spelling. These differences are typically small and there is a large overlap between the sexes, so individual performance varies widely, but the overall pattern across groups is a female edge in verbal domains. Possible explanations include developmental and experiential factors that emphasize language skills, along with neurobiological differences that support language processing.

In contrast, skills like visual-spatial tasks often show the opposite pattern or no clear difference, and memory for faces yields inconsistent results depending on the specific task and study. The key takeaway is that verbal tasks tend to be easier for many women on average, though individual performance can deviate significantly from this trend.