The Effects of Sex-Typed Trait Descriptions on Judgments of Likeableness.

Korabik, Karen

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Publication Date: 1982

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The Effects of Sex-Typed Trait Descriptions on Judgments of Likeableness.

Korabik, Karen

Social Behavior and Personality, v10 n2 p157-61 1982

Studied the influence of sex-typed trait description on ratings of likeableness. Results showed female students (N=90) rated masculine role descriptions less favorably than female or androgynous descriptions regardless of gender ascribed to the stimulus person. Males (N=90) were influenced by gender appropriateness. (WAS)

Descriptors: College Students, Evaluation Criteria, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Interpersonal Attraction, Personality Traits, Sex Differences, Sex Role

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Identifiers - Location: Canada

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