Which Statement Is True Concerning the Differences Between Stress-Induced Hormonal

question 13

Multiple Choice

Which statement is true concerning the differences between stress-induced hormonal alterations of men and women?

• A)After injury, women produce more proinflammatory cytokines than men, a profile that is associated with poor outcomes.
• B)Androgens appear to induce a greater degree of immune cell apoptosis after injury, creating greater immunosuppression in injured men than in injured women.
• C)Psychologic stress associated with some types of competition decreases both testosterone and cortisol, especially in athletes older than 45 years of age.
• D)After stressful stimuli, estrogen is increased in women, but testosterone is decreased in men.

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Definitions:

Experimental Group

In scientific research, the group of subjects who receive the treatment or intervention being tested, as opposed to a control group.

Control Group

In experimental research, a group of subjects that does not receive the experimental treatment and is compared to the group that does, to measure the effect of the treatment.

Reversal Design

A method in experimental analysis where an intervention is introduced, removed, and then reintroduced to determine its effect on behavior.