If findings from the prairie vole can be applied to human pair bonding, you would expect that a monogamous couple may show ________ than do promiscuous couples.
A) lower brain levels of vasopressin (males) and oxytocin (females)
B) loss of cells in the spinal cord
C) increased release of prolactin during pair formation
D) greater brain levels of vasopressin (males) and oxytocin (females)
E) loss of cells in the frontal cortex

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The prairie vole research has shown that the hormone vasopressin is important for pair bonding in males, and oxytocin is important for pair bonding in females. Therefore, if these findings can be applied to humans, it would be expected that monogamous couples would have greater levels of vasopressin in males and oxytocin in females, as they are sustaining a long-term, monogamous relationship.

If Findings from the Prairie Vole Can Be Applied to Human