[ThunderSleeps]

In sessions before the election, men were generally more chivalrous and less likely to use tougher strategies against their female partners. After the election, results suggested the "Trump election may have fractured community norms of civility and chiralry," the authors wrote.

In sessions before the election it was earlier in the school term. In sessions after the election, it was later in the term and guys were running low on money saved up from those summer jobs; they had put up with a few more weeks of co-eds BS and games; and they were a few weeks further out from mommy & daddy's influences.

Really very poor technique by the so-called "researchers." I'd give them a C- at best on the assignment - too many fundamental mistakes.

[VanShuyten]

If you go to the original paper, via the link in th WaPo article, you’ll see that men treat women the same as men post-election, with little difference between liberal and conservative men.

I think this is a success story for gender equality!

[chesley]

I never went to business school, so I’m speaking from almost total ignorance here.

What kind of strategies are there here? You either hold out for the $15, or you don’t. Perhaps he says, “If you let me have the $15, I’ll spend it on a date with you?”

I’d really like to know.