When are low testosterone levels advantageous? The moderating role of individual versus intergroup competition

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 158-162

  Mehta, Pranjal H ^a   Wuehrmann, Elizabeth V ^b   Josephs, Robert A ^c  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b State of Texas ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; Competition; Cooperation; Dominance; Intergroup competition; Performance; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COMPETITION; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERATION; DIAGNOSTIC REASONING; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; MOTIVATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; THEORY;

COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SALIVA; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 67349231961     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2009.04.001     Document Type: Article

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