According to the Text, Which One of the Following Is

question 73

Multiple Choice

According to the text, which one of the following is the MOST appropriate way to interpret a strong relationship between levels of testosterone and sociability and aggression?

• A) High levels of testosterone cause people to be more social and aggressive.
• B) Individuals who are social and aggressive put themselves in situations that will always increase their testosterone levels.
• C) There is evidence behind increases in testosterone being both cause and effect for increases in sociability and aggression, and so we cannot make a claim to know the directionality of this relationship.
• D) There is not a strong enough relationship between testosterone and sociability and aggression to merit its interpretation.

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