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Testosterone makes men less likely to question their impulses
« on: April 30, 2017, 01:01:06 pm »
Testosterone makes men less likely to question their impulses
Sex hormone connected with greater reliance on gut instincts and less self-reflection

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    April 28, 2017
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    California Institute of Technology
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    Testosterone makes men less likely to realize when they're wrong, a new study shows. The researchers found that men given doses of testosterone performed more poorly on a test designed to measure cognitive reflection than a group given a placebo.
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Re: Testosterone makes men less likely to question their impulses
« Reply #1 on: May 01, 2017, 12:01:37 am »
These research results are about as far from surprising as I can imagine.
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