Show 1 1 WOMEN MORE CREDULOUS S o- o I ITHAN r THAN MEN SAY DOCTORS By DR MORRIS FISHBEIN Editor Journal of the American Medical Association and of Hygeia the Health Maga Maga- zine zinc For years years it has been understood by physicians that In fn matters of medicine at least women are arc more ole credulous than men Women snake matte up the bulk of ot patronage patronage patronage pa- pa pa pa- for Cor nostrums In the health field for Cor bogus psychologists and psychoanalysts and for fa faith th heaters heat hear ers of ot all an sorts In an endeavor to mako make a a. scientific ad- ad entitle study of or the tho question numerous numer- numer numer ous investigators have analyzed the responses of oC women under various I conditions Of ot course there are arc many differences between the sexes from the men mental tat point ot view POINTS OF COMPARISON Practically all aU Investigators have found women in general superior to men in the matter of learning and using languages Boys seem to be superior to girls in J questions of ot mathematics whereas women seem to be in general superior to men menI in memory BOY Boys and men on on the I average exceed women and girls in ability to manipulate mechanical contrivances I For or years it has been understood I that w women men are more likely to trust to intuition than are men irien and that th they y arc are likely to make mako Judgments based on their personal situations ra rather th r than on abstract factors In a study made of or boys and girls in an American college Conklin found that 40 per cent of the boys and 66 per cent of OC the girls had superstitions in which they really believed Boys appe appeared red to outgrow superstitions super super- at earlier carUer years than did girls and girls had more superstitions superstitions per In individual than did boys Fifteen per cent rif Or the girls and only onty 5 per cent of ot the boys Indicated ed any belief belle In fortune telling In a recent Investigation made by Lehman and Witty Vitty more than children were cre asked to check from a list 1st of play activities those in which they had voluntarily eng engaged ed during tho the preceding week One of oC the Items Hems in iii the list was telling fortunes or having fortunes told 1 It Wa was found tha that t girls participate pate in fortuno fortune telling activities more generally than an do boys particularly particularly par par- between the ages of ot 12 to 15 Hi With increase In maturity there is s a decrease in ing lag in fortune telling activities among boys but not among gir girls TRY TO FIND REASONS S Many psychologists have endeavored endeavored ored to explain why women are more credulous than men It Is IsI suggested that part of this Is d due e I to the restrictions on women's conduct conduct con con- duct which are more severe severo than upon that of men and that the acceptance of ot superstitions offers a a. means of ot esca escape e from reality It has las been asserted that women's won lack of ot physical prowess and their resultant dependence cause them to seek aid In fn supernatural ways Regardless Regardless Re Re- of the re reason sOn the fact re remains remains re- re mains that women are actually more easy to convince and more ready to believe beHave |