Subtle sex bias in empathy and helping behavior

Psychological Reports

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 545-551

  Oswald, Patricia A ^a  

^a IONA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COOPERATION; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; PREJUDICE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0034296567     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.2000.87.2.545     Document Type: Article

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