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The object of this present study is to evaluate the relationship between cognitive and affective components of moral development and the altruist tendency. Using scientific literature that points out important gender differences in empathic tendency, it seeks to verify if the difference in gender affects the empathic response of our adolescent population. The empathic study has been carried out with a group of 339 adolescents, 159 males and 180 females, during the school years from 8th year of General Basic Education, to the 3rd year of Higher Basic Education (Bachillerato). The results indicate that women are more empathic than men, independent of the gender of the victim who is the object of empathy. Likewise, it is observed that empathy modulates social moral reasoning and altruistic tendency. RESUMEN: El objetivo dle presente estudio es evaluar la relación de los componentes cognitivos y afectivos del …