The fact that oxytocin is a more prevalent hormone in women's stress response provides evidence for the:
A) finding that testosterone is a relatively unimportant hormone in stress responses
B) tend-and-befriend hypothesis
C) conclusion that women do not engage in the fight-or-flight response
D) importance of excluding women from stress research studies

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The tend-and-befriend hypothesis proposes that, in addition to the fight-or-flight response, women have evolved to respond to stress with social affiliation and nurturing behaviors. The elevated levels of oxytocin, a hormone associated with social bonding and nurturing, in women's stress response provides evidence for this hypothesis.

The Fact That Oxytocin Is a More Prevalent Hormone in Women's