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Effects of Toxoplasma on Human Behavior https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2526142/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2526142/ >> the men
by thunkle 2y ago
Effects of Toxoplasma on Human Behavior
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2526142/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2526142/
>> the men were more likely to disregard rules and were more expedient, suspicious, jealous, and dogmatic. The personality of infected women, by contrast, showed higher warmth and higher superego strength (factors A and G on Cattell's 16PF), suggesting that they were more warm hearted, outgoing, conscientious, persistent, and moralistic. Both men and women had significantly higher apprehension (factor O) compared with the uninfected controls.
- lieblingautor 2y agoIt's weird that this infection makes one more risk-embracing and "likely to disregard rules," but the subjects score higher in the apprehension factor. Doesn't that mean they are somehow becoming adventurous worrywarts? (Or did I misunderstand something here).
- Daub 2y agoDoes this sound that the infection is exaggerating natural sex difference?