Sex and Social Influence: Does Sex Function as a Status Characteristic in Mixed-Sex Groups of Children?.

168 White 4th and 5th graders were assigned to 4-person teams, each consisting of 2 boys and 2 girls, of unfamiliar peers matched on grade, height, socioeconomic class, and field independence. Teams were randomly assigned to expectation training or control conditions and, on the basis of their team'

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