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Testosterone And Aggression

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Klinesmith, Kasser and McAndrew simultaneously studied the links between guns, (objects associated with aggression), testosterone levels in males, and aggressive behavior. They hypothesized that males who interacted with an object associated with aggression would have an increase in both testosterone and aggressive behavior. To test this hypothesized they asked 30 college males to provide clean saliva samples before the experiment that would act as the baseline measurement of testosterone. The participants were told the experiment was about taste sensitivity. After the saliva sample was taken the males were asked to interact with either a gun, or a children’s toy. Then a researcher took another sample of saliva, and asked the participant

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