tara smith | differenceblog

Something to talk about

differenceblog Jul 06, 2007 09:04

In September ( "Worth a Thousand Words" 9/6/2006), we discussed the common belief that men use only 7,000 words per day, whereas women use 20,000. According to an AP story by Randolph Schmid (2007) released yesterday, researchers at the University of Arizona have contradicted this claim. Mehl et al (2007) attribute the 7,000-20,000 claim to Louann ( Read more... )

campbell leaper, language, sex differences, the female brain, talking, randolph schmid, louann brizendine, mark liberman, tara smith, matthias mehl, ap, words, gender stereotypes, conversation, gender differences