Endocrinology - Testos & dominance
6 important questions on Endocrinology - Testos & dominance
What does testosterone induce in male, female mice, rats, wolves, horses, cows, primates & humans?
- Social dominance
- confidence
- fearlessness
=> testos = very powerful in social anxiety
By what are the actions of testosterone in the brain provoked?
What are typical dominance and submission signals?
Submission = gaze aversion
- Higher grades + faster learning
- Never study anything twice
- 100% sure, 100% understanding
By which method can dominance and submission be measured and how?
- Measured by Emotional stroop task through color naming
- when face = anger; testos will interfere and therefore increase reaction Tim
=> likely that female are more sensitive to social behavioral effects of testos
Explain the vaginal pulse amplitude method related to social, emotional, sexual behavior:
- Non-habitual measure known in humans & other animals
- measure of blood flow in vagina
- Testos increases vaginal pulse: preparing women for sexual intercourse when seeing partner or pornographic movies
How do women react to angry faces?
- Cardiac acceleration
- defense reflex
=> most likely preparation for Fight/Flight response
The question on the page originate from the summary of the following study material:
- A unique study and practice tool
- Never study anything twice again
- Get the grades you hope for
- 100% sure, 100% understanding