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In this report, I examined the relation between chivalry and two beliefs about women: the belief that women are more virtuous than men and the belief that women are less agentic than men. Endorsement of the chivalry script was found to be significantly positively correlated with the belief that women are more virtuous than men and the belief that women are less agentic than men. In addition, chivalrous men tended to show preferential treatment only to women who appeared to be high in virtue and low in agency. 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