Cognitive Ability Mostly Developed Before Adolescence, NIH Study Says

-Do boys and girls think differently according to the article? How?
-When do most people develop most of their cognitive abilities? Is this new information for scientists?
-Does income relate to intelligence according to this article?

Boys and girls think a little differently according to the article. Boys performed, on average, better on perceptual analysis, whereas girls earned higher marks on tasks involving physical dexterity and processing speed. Girls were also slightly better at verbal tasks involving learning and reciting groups of nouns, but after the age of 11 boys caught up with them. Most people develop most of their cognitive abilities at or prior to adolences. Most kids that live in the higher income families are smarter than kids who live in the lower income families. The higher income kids have higher IQ score and do better on tests. The lower income kids have problems in reading comprehension, and writing skills.