A central prediction of the male-warrior hypothesis is that males suppress within-group conflict when an outgroup competitor becomes salient. Studies of male and female athletes confirm it: men who are at least as hostile as women at baseline become markedly more cooperative with teammates when facing a rival team. Women do not show the same within-group pacification under outgroup pressure. The asymmetry reframes male aggression as context-switching, not high-baseline hostility.
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