Hot headed

[differenceblog]

Evers et al (2005) performed an amusing experiment in which they determined anger expression by allowing subjects to give hot sauce to an imaginary rater who had given them randomly assigned positive or negative feedback on an essay. Negative ratings called the subjects "naive" and "immature." Evers et al found that men and women experienced

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[njyoder]

Anecdotally, I saw a documentary on a doctor who monitored an f2m patient before, and after hormones were given. The doctor, in the show, claimed that an intelligence test administered to the patient showed different results (it shifted in specific areas--the overall intelligence remained the same) from before and about 6 months into hormone treatment. I'd be interested if there were any studies on this.

[differenceblog]

I feel like I've heard someone mention something similar before. I'll look into it.

I do try to keep from focusing on transsexual issues here, but this one seems fairly valid to gender difference specifically.

[haily_is_alive]

Roid rage in trans men because they take testosterone? That's the story line on "The L-Word". Personally, I think it's a myth. The naturally occurring T level in trans men is so low to begin with, adding testosterone only brings it into the normal male range. It’s the cis-men who add huge amounts onto an already normal range that are generally considered to suffer from Roid rage. Even then, it’s a small percentage.

I think blaming the T is an easy excuse for bad behaviour. I don’t think it’s an acceptable one though.

[daddysambiguity]

I agree with you.