The answer is NO, according to a study conducted by the American Psychological Association and published in ‘Psychological Bulletin.’ The 50-year period research revealed men and women are equally cooperative, but as separate groups, men seem to communicate better to each other than women do. As previously assumed, men have a more obvious tendency towards aggressiveness than women, but the study reveals that is not a contributing factor when it comes to cooperation, regardless of their interlocutors. However, women do seem to reach mutual decisions more readily when interacting with the opposite sex.

‘The argument is that throughout human evolutionary history, male coalitions have been an effective strategy for men to acquire resources, such as food and property. Both hunting and warfare are social dilemmas in that they firmly pit individual and group interests against each other. Yet, if everyone acts upon their immediate self-interest, then no food will be provided, and wars will be lost. To overcome such social dilemmas requires strategies to cooperate with each other.’ said lead researcher Daniel Balliet, PhD, of the VU University Amsterdam.

However, women do seem to reach mutual decisions more readily when interacting with the opposite sex. From an evolutionary point of view, the author added: ‘Ancestral women usually migrated between groups and they would have been interacting mostly with women who tended not to be relatives, and many were co-wives. Social dynamics among women would have been rife with sexual competition.’ The study involved an investigation in several countries worldwide and the participation of approximately 32,000 people. Most studies took place in laboratories.

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