Is Self-Sacrificial Competitive Altruism Primarily a Male Activity?

This study explored the basis of self-sacrificial prosocial behavior in small groups. Seventy-eight undergraduates (39M, 39F) filled out a thirty-item personality scale and then participated in a “group problem-solving study” in which the monetary success of a three-person group depended upon one of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Francis T. McAndrew, Carin Perilloux
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2012-01-01
Series:Evolutionary Psychology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/147470491201000107