Why Can't Oxytocin Be Considered a Simply Lovey-Dovey Cuddle Hormone

question 58

Multiple Choice

Why can't oxytocin be considered a simply lovey-dovey cuddle hormone?

• A)It increases ethnocentrism in males"
• B)It increases in-group favoritism"
• C)Females injected with oxytocin will attack intruders threatening their children"
• D)All of the above"

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