Explain the types of behaviors that you would expect to see in a person who had each of the following patterns of steroids/peptides: low vasopressin and high testosterone, high vasopressin and high testosterone, high oxytocin and high testosterone, high oxytocin and low testosterone.
What will be an ideal response?
A person with low vasopressin and high testosterone would be expected to show a lot of antagonistic aggression such as getting into fights with people who insult their partners or infringe on their personal space. A person with high vasopressin and high testosterone would be expected to show a lot of protective aggression, such as a mother screaming at a teacher who gave her child detention. A person with high oxytocin and high testosterone would be expected to engage in a lot of sexual intimacy, such as having frequent sexual intercourse with their partner. A person with high oxytocin and low testosterone would be expected to show a lot of nurturing intimacy, such as a woman hugging her partner and giving her partner a massage.
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