A study of children and women confronted with Sophie's Choice found that from ages 5-10, children increasingly chose to save those who are younger and of their own gender; women chose to save those who are younger and female.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S001002772600034X (not open access)

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