Aggressive behavior and change in salivary testosterone concentrations predict willingness to engage in a competitive task

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 403-409

  Carré, Justin M ^a   McCormick, Cheryl M ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aggression; Decision making; Human competition; Reward; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POINT SUBTRACTION AGGRESSION PARADIGM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REWARD; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SALIVARY GLAND; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SALIVA; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 47549115023     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2008.04.008     Document Type: Article

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