According to the in Focus Box "Gender Differences in Responding

question 388

Multiple Choice

According to the In Focus box "Gender Differences in Responding to Stress," a study investigating the effect of hormones on stress reduction found that healthy men who received a dose of the hormone _____ before being subjected to a stressful procedure were less anxious and had lower cortisol levels than the men who received a placebo.

• A) oxytocin
• B) catecholamine
• C) adrenocorticotropic hormone
• D) adrenaline

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