Shelley Taylor and her colleagues found which of the following gender differences related to stress?

A. Males and females tend to deal with stress in similar ways.
B. Males deal with stress and threatening situations with a "tend and befriend" approach.
C. Females are less likely than males to deal with stress with a "fight or flight" response.
D. Female aggression is linked to the limbic system.


Answer: C

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