Study: High Testosterone Makes Men More Honest

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Study from a few years ago points to some prosocial benefits of higher testosterone levels in men, especially in terms of honesty.

The assumption the researchers made is that high testosterone is linked to pride and status, and proud people are less likely to lie.

However others have argued that high testosterone, in mimicking the 'alpha male' condition, makes men less psychologically insecure, more relaxed, and less worried about the opinions of others or requiring their validation - basically the opposite of the Napoleon syndrome. Hence a tendency towards honesty even when a lie could improve outcomes.

Ergolog has a decent summary of the article:
 
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must be why im such a good person and never lie and im always honest
 
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