--- ritu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <snip> > I have never been too sure if it is dependant on > gender or dependant on > gender-based expectations during the child's > socialisation period. > However, certain studies of babies and very young > children do seem to > suggest that the biology also has a part in > determining this. > Baron-Cohen's empathising-systemising (E-S) theory > seems to fit into > this discussion. He holds that the female brain is > predominantly > hard-wired for empathy, and that the male brain is > predominantly > hard-wired for understanding and building systems. > However, he does make > it clear that every individual has 'male' and > 'female' parts to their > brain. This page has a link to an article about the > E-S theory as well > as links to tests which he devised to test a > person's empathising and systemising quotient: > http://www.guardian.co.uk/life/news/page/0,12983,937443,00.html
<grin> I came to the conclusion, sometime before my early 30's, that men and women were definitely 'hard-wired' quite differently, especially WRT ability to judge others' emotional states. But I didn't know about the differences cited between genders even at age one year - intriguing. My EQ was 'way higher than my SQ - big surprise there, huh? :) E62, S30 Debbi who certainly followed her gender's tendency to 'observe the group a while' before 'joining in the reindeer games' :) __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
