Exogenous testosterone increases men's perceptions of their own physical dominance

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 64, Issue , 2016, Pages 136-142

  Welling, Lisa L M ^a   Moreau, Benjamin J P ^b   Bird, Brian M ^c   Hansen, Steve ^b   Carré, Justin M ^b  

^a OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NIPISSING UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dominance; Face perception; Individual differences; Neuroendocrinology; Social perception; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CANADA; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DOMINANCE BEHAVIOR; FACIES; FIRST NATION; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; MALE; MASCULINITY; MATING SUCCESS; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STATUS; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; VOLUNTEER; ADOLESCENT; BLOOD; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; PHOTOSTIMULATION; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HUMANS; MALE; MASCULINITY; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; TESTOSTERONE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84951828254     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: 18733360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2015.11.016     Document Type: Article

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