Confirmation bias and the sexual double standard

Sex Roles

Volumn 54, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 19-26

  Marks, Michael J ^a,b   Fraley, R Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b Department of Psychology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Confirmation bias; Double standard; Gender norms; Promiscuity; Sex differences; Sex partners; Sexual activity; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644521759     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-006-8866-9     Document Type: Review

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