Study Finds Testosterone Administration Influences Political Preferences in Weakly Affiliated Democrats
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Summary
A scientific study examined the effects of testosterone administration on political preferences in 136 healthy males. The research found that weakly affiliated Democrats had 19% higher basal testosterone levels than strongly affiliated Democrats before treatment. When weakly affiliated Democrats received additional testosterone, they showed a shift in political preferences, suggesting testosterone may influence political affiliation strength.
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Synthetic testosterone or placebo was administered to participants who identified the strength of their political affiliation
An experiment was run to test if a testosterone administration would influence the political preferences of 136 healthy males
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