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The participants were then told they would play an economic game with their partner,a task that required them to select among three response options to earn points that would be exchangeable for money at the end of the study. Participants could choose to 'steal' points from their partner to but these stolen points were not added to the participants tally, thus stealing points was spiteful and aggressive (as it ensured an opportunity cost, the participants time would have been better spent protecting their own points). | The participants were then told they would play an economic game with their partner,a task that required them to select among three response options to earn points that would be exchangeable for money at the end of the study. Participants could choose to 'steal' points from their partner to but these stolen points were not added to the participants tally, thus stealing points was spiteful and aggressive (as it ensured an opportunity cost, the participants time would have been better spent protecting their own points). | ||
It was found that the female participants 'dehumanized' the more sexualized woman, and this mediated (caused) the increased aggressive behavior towards her in the economic game. | It was found that the female participants 'dehumanized' the more sexualized woman, and this mediated (caused) the increased aggressive behavior towards her in the economic game, especially among women with a high level of intrasexual competitiveness. | ||
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