The in Focus Box on Gender Differences in Responding to Stress

question 79

Multiple Choice

The In Focus box on gender differences in responding to stress presents Shelley Taylor's idea that women respond to stress with a different behavioral pattern than men. According to Taylor, which hormone might be partly responsible for women's behavioral responses to stress?

• A)noradrenaline
• B)adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
• C)oxytocin
• D)cortisol

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Definitions:

Kinsey's Model

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