Aggressive behaviour has been linked to ____, hormones secreted by the testes.

Androgens do not lead to aggression directly. Instead, androgens make it more likely that boys will be aggressive by making them _____ and by making boys _____.

parents are more likely to use _____ and are more tolerant of aggressive behaviour in sons than in daughters

Boys were generally more likely to be physically aggressive, and parents' _____ might socialize boys into its use

boys who want to harm their peers try to hurt them physically, but girls try to damage their victims' ____

throughout infancy, childhood, and adolescence, girls identify facial expressions (e.g., a happy face versus a sad face) more accurately than boys do (McClure, 2000). And in their interactions with peers, girls are more ____—they are better able to feel how other children and adolescents are feeling

A) testosterone
B) more impulsive
C) more assertive
D) more empathetic

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