Why Did Previous Meta-Analysis Data Show That Men Tend to Display

question 30

Multiple Choice

Why did previous meta-analysis data show that men tend to display more helping behavior than women?

• A) Psychologists were looking at helping behaviors that are typical of men, overlooking the types of helping behaviors that are typical of women.
• B) Psychologists were studying areas that had a disproportionate number of men than women available to help.
• C) Psychologists were studying relational helping behaviors, which are more typical of men.
• D) The majority of the psychologists at the time were men, which led to bias in the results of gender differences in helping behaviors.

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