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Salivary cortisol and alpha-amylase levels during an assessment procedure correlate differently with risk-taking measures in male and female police recruits

Recent laboratory studies have shown that men display more risk-taking behavior in decision-making tasks following stress, whilst women are more risk-aversive or become more task-focused. In addition, these studies have shown that sex differences are related to levels of the stress hormone cortisol...

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Autores principales: van den Bos, Ruud, Taris, Ruben, Scheppink, Bianca, de Haan, Lydia, Verster, Joris C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3893681/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24474909
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnbeh.2013.00219