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Problems with the concept of dominance and lack of empirical support for a testosterone–dominance link

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 June 1998

John Archer
John Archer
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, PR1 2HE Englandj.archer@uclan.ac.uk www.uclan.ac.uk
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Abstract

Mazur & Booth fail to consider the conceptual complexities of dominance; it is unlikely that there is a motive to dominate in animals. Also, the lack of empirical evidence for a causal link between testosterone and dominance is obscured by the narrative reviewing procedure, which is prone to bias.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 21 , Issue 3 , June 1998 , pp. 363
Copyright
© 1998 Cambridge University Press

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