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| Harvard University | OTHER |
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The investigators are interested in the impact of intranasal oxytocin in unethical behavior.
The objective of this project is to further explore the role of oxytocin in moral judgment and ethical behavior. Oxytocin is a peptide hormone produced in a variety of hypothalamic neurons. It is released into the brain or brought into general circulation through sensory stimuli in a pulsatile fashion. In social psychology research, oxytocin is hypothesized to coordinate both the causes and effects of positive social interactions in a biofeedback loop.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| oxytocin | Experimental | Intranasal 24 IU oxytocin self-administration. |
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| placebo | Placebo Comparator | Intranasal placebo. 125 mg of 0.5% cholorobutanol to 50 ml saline, with approximately 5 pH. The solution will then be sterilized using a 0.22 micron filter. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Oxytocin | Drug | Intranasal oxytocin is hypothesized to amplify the influence of social norms on unethical behavior. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Unethical behavior | To measure unethical behavior, we will calculate whether participants took more money than they actually earned on a problem-solving task. | 130 minutes |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Robert A Josephs, PhD | utaustin | Principal Investigator |
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| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 15931222 | Result | Kosfeld M, Heinrichs M, Zak PJ, Fischbacher U, Fehr E. Oxytocin increases trust in humans. Nature. 2005 Jun 2;435(7042):673-6. doi: 10.1038/nature03701. |
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| ID | Term |
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| D000987 | Antisocial Personality Disorder |
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| D010554 | Personality Disorders |
| D001523 | Mental Disorders |
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| D010121 | Oxytocin |
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| D010909 | Pituitary Hormones, Posterior |
| D010907 | Pituitary Hormones |
| D036361 | Peptide Hormones |
| D006728 | Hormones |
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| D006730 |
| Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists |
| D010455 | Peptides |
| D000602 | Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins |