Concluding That Testosterone Causes Aggression

question 43

Multiple Choice

Concluding that testosterone causes aggression

• A) is well established by research on both nonhuman animals and humans.
• B) is true for men but not for women.
• C) is true, based on a high correlation between testosterone and aggressive behavior.
• D) is possibly backward; aggression may raise testosterone level.

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