The Evidence That Testosterone Affects the Aggressive Behavior of Humans

question 6

Multiple Choice

The evidence that testosterone affects the aggressive behavior of humans is inconsistent. The text suggests that this inconsistency may be attributable to the fact that

• A) hormones may have less effect on human aggression than they do on aggression in other species.
• B) the tests that have been used to study testosterone and aggression in humans are markedly different from those used in other species.
• C) testosterone can be synthesized and act locally in particular brain structures, but studies of testosterone and human aggression have been based on general blood levels of testosterone.
• D) all of the above
• E) both A and B

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