The effects of sex of rater and sex of ratee on peer ratings were investigated. Subjects were U.S. Army ROTC cadets at a 6-wk. advanced training camp in 1985; 935 subjects were men and 373 were women. Male ratees received significantly (α = .01) higher peer ratings than the female ratees received. Male ratees received significantly (α = .01) higher peer ratings from male raters than from female raters. Female ratees received significantly (α = .01) higher peer ratings from female raters than from male raters. It is possible that men received higher ratings than women because there were more men doing the rating.
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