That is a really interesting question. Given the "control" was also given a writing exercise, I think it opens a lot more questions. If we hold it true that the

That is a really interesting question. Given the "control" was also given a writing exercise, I think it opens a lot more questions. If we hold it true that the 15 minute writing assignment makes a difference by itself (questionable, obviously), it would bring up interesting questions about male versus female motivation, where males do better when writing about others' motivations while females do better when writing about their own.