In this picture you see a man and woman engaging in a conversation. Typically, one would assume that the female is doing most of the talking. Wouldn’t you? Why not? It is a common belief that women have more to say and that men just sit in the background. Going along with that common belief however, if that were true wouldn’t it make more sense for men to be “submissive”, in the background and in less control than the woman? According to Gamble and Gamble however research shows that the opposite is true. In reality, men actually talk more than women which would in fact make sense given other common stereotypes.

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