A major difference between the ‘tend and befriend' stress response and the responses mediated by the autonomic pathway and the HPA axis is that:
a. the tend and befriend response involves cortisol activity.
b. men are more likely to express the tend and be-friend response.
c. the tend and befriend response facilitates care for offspring and others in a social group.
d. the tend and befriend response is a negative stress reaction, whereas the autonomic pathway and HPa axis responses are positive reactions.
Answer: C
Rationale: This unique stress response for females is thought to have evolutionary significance.
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