Neuroscientist Robert Sapolsky Has Found Elevated Levels of _____ Among

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Multiple Choice

Neuroscientist Robert Sapolsky has found elevated levels of _____ among highly social and intelligent primates that are associated with a _____ level of threat from predators and other life-threatening problems.

• A) epinephrine and cortisol; high
• B) epinephrine and cortisol; low
• C) thyroxin; high
• D) oxytocin; low

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Definitions:

Sexual Receptiveness

An individual's readiness or openness to engage in sexual activity.

Estrogens

Sex hormones, such as estradiol, that contribute to female sex characteristics and are secreted in greater amounts by females than by males. Estrogen levels peak during ovulation. In nonhuman mammals, this promotes sexual receptivity.

Necrophilia

A pathological attraction to or sexual interest in corpses.

Refractory Period

In neural processing, a brief resting pause that occurs after a neuron has fired; subsequent action potentials cannot occur until the axon returns to its resting state. In human sexuality, a resting period that occurs after orgasm, during which a person cannot achieve another orgasm.