PSY230H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Trait Theory, Heritability, Serotonergic
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Women also have testosterone although levels are much lower. Rank-order stability: both men and women differ in their typical levels of testosterone: recent correlations are 0. 50 over a period of 10 years. Absolute stability: absolute levels decrease with age after a peak at age. Heritability: testosterone levels are partially inherited (heritability= N= 4000 men in the us army. Married men with children had lower testosterone levels than married men without children. Testosterone levels of men in a committed relationship were more similar to those of married men than to those of unmarried men. Married men with high testosterone levels: were more likely to report hitting or throwing things at their wives, to leave home because of trouble with their wives, to have extra-marital sex, to get a divorce. A: trait theory- testosterone level is a cause of stable marriage and divorce: testosterone increases attractiveness, attractiveness increases value of minimal investment strategy.
