It is obvious to a woman when another woman is upset or feeling hurt, while a man generally hasto physically witness tears or a temper tantrum or be slapped on the face before he even has a clue thatanything is going on. Like most female mammals, women are equipped with far more finely tunedsensory skills than men. As child bearers and nest defenders, they need the ability to sense subtle moodand attitude changes in others. What is commonly called “women’s intuition” is mostly a woman’s acuteability to notice small details and changes in the appearance or behavior of others. It’s something that,throughout history, has bewildered men who play around—and are invariably caught.
    One of our friends said he couldn’t believe how wonderful his wife’s eyesight was when he hadsomething to hide but how it seemed to desert her totally when it came to backing the car into the garage.Estimating the distance between the car fender and the garage wall while moving it, however, a spatialskill located mainly in the right front hemisphere in men, is not strong in most women.
48. What is the main purpose of this article?
(A) Women can speak and listen simultaneously, while at the same time accusing men of being able todo neither.
(B) To explain the similarities between sensory perception of men and women.
(C) Women have wider peripheral vision; men have tunnel vision.
(D) A strong immune system can make a man seem strangely compelling.
(E) To explain the differences between sensory perception of men and women.