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'''Testosterone''' is a steroid and male sex hormone (androgen).  It plays a role in increased aggression, criminality, and competitive behaviour.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20160109111144/http://www.homepage.psy.utexas.edu/HomePage/faculty/josephs/pdf_documents/Arch_Chall_NBR.pdf</ref>  
'''Testosterone''' is a steroid and male sex hormone (androgen).  It plays a role in increased aggression, criminality, and competitive behaviour,<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20160109111144/http://www.homepage.psy.utexas.edu/HomePage/faculty/josephs/pdf_documents/Arch_Chall_NBR.pdf</ref> however the respective culture/ethnicity decides whether testosterone is related to aggression or non-violent forms of dominance behavior.<ref>https://www.amazon.com/Behave-Biology-Humans-Best-Worst/dp/1594205078</ref>


Many people associate testosterone with male sex drive, however increased testosterone shows no relation to increased male sexual desire (with the concurrent presence of high cortisol levels).  
Many people associate testosterone with male sex drive, however increased testosterone shows no relation to increased male sexual desire (with the concurrent presence of high cortisol levels).  
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