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Male subjects were placed in a situation where they could help by diverting electric shock to themselves which could go to a confederate. Subjects helped female confederates significantly more often than male. Ratings by the subjects of the confederates seemed to follow cultural role prescriptions. They rated females as significantly weaker and more dependent. They rated males as more competitive, aggressive, and braver than females.
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McGovern, L.P., Ditzian, J.L. & Taylor, S.P. Sex and perceptions of dependency in a helping situation. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 5, 336–338 (1975). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03333266
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