According to the in Focus Box That Discusses Gender Differences

According to the In Focus box that discusses gender differences in responding to stress, researcher Shelly Taylor suggests that the hormone oxytocin:

A) might simultaneously help calm stressed females and promote affiliative behavior.
B) is highest in nursing mothers and that pleasant contact, such as hugging, cuddling, and touching, stimulates the release of oxytocin.
C) may help inhibit the intensity of the fight-or-flight response in women and perhaps promote the tend-and-befriend response.
D) may be involved in all of these behaviors.