Gender differences, motivation, and empathic accuracy: When it pays to understand

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 720-730

  Klein, Kristi J K ^a   Hodges, Sara D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

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EID: 0035533657     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167201276007     Document Type: Article

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