Thursday, February 7, 2013

Hormones and Behavior 3

Learner Objective: Explain the functions of hormones on human behavior.

People have often asked the question of why some women go for bad boys over the nice guy.  A recent study by Kristina Durante of the University of Texas observed women during ovulation and concluded that hormones released by ovulation push women towards the sexier, rebellious men in an attempt to become pregnant.  They also delude themselves into thinking that those men will be better fathers than the "nice guys."

This shows how a hormone can cause humans to take on some of their primeval instincts, even through years of evolution.  It also is another example of hormones' functions in human behavior.

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