In other words, King Kong will not neces-sarily show better mathematical reasoning ability than a man with a slow growing beard.

换而言之，大猩猩“金刚”的数学推理能力并不一定强于一个胡子生长缓慢的男人。

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Look at history and you will see that practically no women have excelled in areas where spatial ability and mathematical reasoning are required, such as chess, composing and rocket science.

研究一下历史，你就会发现，事实上，在需要空间能力和数学推理的领域——比如国际象棋、作曲和火箭科学——没有出类拔萃的女性。

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But after puberty boys catch up and excel in mathematical reasoning as testosterone boosts their spatial ability.

但进入青春期后，由于睾酮增加了男孩的空间能力，他们不但迎头赶上，而且还擅长数学推理。

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People who were asked to reflect on their many past successes or a specific failure scored roughly 10% better on tests of mathematical ability, as well as verbal, spatial, and abstract reasoning, than those who reflected on either many past failures or a single specific success.

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