#9966. Anticipating Peer Ranking Causes Hormonal Adaptations That Benefit Cognitive Performance

September 2026publication date
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Sociology and Political Science;
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Social Psychology;
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Abstract:
Performance ranking is common across a range of professional and recreational domains. Even when it has no economic consequences but does order people in terms of their social standing, anticipating such performance ranking may affect how people feel and perform. We examined this possibility by asking human subjects to execute a simple cognitive task while anticipating their performance being ranked by an outside evaluator. We measured baseline and postperformance levels of testosterone and cortisol.
Keywords:
cognitive performance; cortisol; hormonal response; performance ranking; testosterone

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