With Respect to Sex, Patterns of Sympathetic Nervous System Activation

question 258

Multiple Choice

With respect to sex, patterns of sympathetic nervous system activation are:

• A)somewhat more dramatic among women than among men.
• B)much more dramatic among women than among men.
• C)more dramatic among men than among women.
• D)invariant across gender.

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