Which of the Following Has NOT Been Proposed as a Plausible

question 4

Multiple Choice

Which of the following has NOT been proposed as a plausible reason for the link between a personality pattern of "hostile dominance" and increased risk of heart disease?

• A)Hostile,dominant persons might have poor health habits (perhaps due to their unwillingness to listen or take good advice).
• B)Hostile,dominant persons might create more stress for themselves by getting into conflicts with others.
• C)Hostile,dominant persons might not receive much stress-reducing social support from others.
• D)Hostile,dominant persons might have greater physiological reactions to stress (which leads to greater damage to blood vessels).
• E)Hostile,dominant persons might be genetically more vulnerable to pathogens that cause heart disease.

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