image: Percentage of males and females reporting rationality vs. positive, negative, or other emotions as a reason for their decision in the DG.
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Women are around 40% more generous than men in "Dictator Game" lab experiments measuring generosity, with personality traits and emotions affecting donation decisions
Article URL: https://plos.io/40FyAnh
Article title: Gender differences in dictator giving: A high-power laboratory test
Author countries: Spain
Funding: This work was supported by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (PID2021-123053OB-I00) and Jaume I University (UJI-B2021-23). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript..
Journal
PLOS One
Article Title
Gender differences in dictator giving: A high-power laboratory test
Article Publication Date
12-Feb-2025
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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.