The generic notion that women are more talkative than men was tested by researchers, who found that it depended on the context.
Northeastern University professor David Lazer took a different approach to determine the belief by using so called "sociometers", which are wearable devices roughly the size of smart phones that collect real time data about the user's social interactions. Lazer's team was able to tease out a more accurate picture of the talkative woman stereo type, and found that context plays a large role.
For their study, the research team provided a group of men and women with sociometers and split them in two different social settings for a total of 12 hours.
