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The '''variability hypothesis''', aka the '''greater male variability hypothesis''' states that males experience greater variability in traits than females. | The '''variability hypothesis''', aka the '''greater male variability hypothesis''' states that males experience greater variability in traits than females. his includes more variability in sexual preferences, social attitudes, behaviours, intelligence, strength, other physical traits, genetic variation, etc... The only exception being fear and emotionality, in which women show greater variability<ref><ref>Hyde, Janet Shibley. "Gender Similarities and Differences." The Annual Review of Psychology. 2014. 65:3.1–3.26 doi: 10.1146/annurev-psych-010213-115057. https://www.gwern.net/docs/iq/2014-hyde.pdf.</ref</ref> T | ||
==History of the hypothesis== | ==History of the hypothesis== |