International Men Of Immodesty
"We found a consistent difference in how intelligent men and women believe themselves to be; with men giving themselves significantly higher levels of intelligence in all 12 counties. Not only did men award themselves high scores in traditional male abilities like spatial and logical reasoning, they also gave themselves higher ratings in verbal ability....
"These results do not reflect any actual differences between men and women's levels of intelligence," added Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic. "Rather, our study shows that men like to have a high opinion of themselves and are prone to over-estimate their level of intelligence while women are more modest, and even under-estimate their own intelligence. "Interestingly, these patterns were universal across all 12 countries. This could be down to the different values placed on men and women in societies throughout the world. While attributes like modesty, tenderness and care are nurtured in girls, opposing qualities like assertiveness, strength and success are valued and nurtured in males."
"We found a consistent difference in how intelligent men and women believe themselves to be; with men giving themselves significantly higher levels of intelligence in all 12 counties. Not only did men award themselves high scores in traditional male abilities like spatial and logical reasoning, they also gave themselves higher ratings in verbal ability....
"These results do not reflect any actual differences between men and women's levels of intelligence," added Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic. "Rather, our study shows that men like to have a high opinion of themselves and are prone to over-estimate their level of intelligence while women are more modest, and even under-estimate their own intelligence. "Interestingly, these patterns were universal across all 12 countries. This could be down to the different values placed on men and women in societies throughout the world. While attributes like modesty, tenderness and care are nurtured in girls, opposing qualities like assertiveness, strength and success are valued and nurtured in males."
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