Testosterone across successive competitions: Evidence for a 'winner effect' in humans?

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 47, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-9

  Zilioli, Samuele ^a   Watson, Neil V ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Challenge hypothesis; Competition; Learning; Testosterone; Winner effect

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; COMPETITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SALIVA LEVEL; SCORING SYSTEM; SPATIAL COGNITION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TESTOSTERONE RELEASE; WINNER EFFECT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; METABOLISM; MOTIVATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SALIVA; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SALIVA; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SPATIAL PROCESSING; TESTOSTERONE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84903711569     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: 18733360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2014.05.001     Document Type: Article

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