A registered replication study on oxytocin and trust [Registered Report Stage 1 Protocol]
Year: 2020
Type: article
Study design: Study Protocol
Abstract: In an influential paper, Kosfeld et al. (2005) showed that intranasal administration of Oxytocin (OT) increases the transfers made by investors in the trust game – suggesting that OT increases trust in strangers. While subsequent studies investigating the role of OT in the trust game found inconclusive effects on the trusting behavior of investors, they deviated from the Kosfeld et al. study in an important way as they did not implement a minimal social contact between the investors and the trustees in the trust game. Here, we will carry out a large double blind and placebo controlled replication study of the effects of OT on trusting behavior that implements the minimal social contact condition and compares it with a no‐ social‐contact condition. The sample generates a power of more than 95% to detect a true effect of OT on trusting behavior in the trust game. Stage 1 Registered Report Protocol Stage 1 Registered Report Supplementary Information
Source: Figshare
Language: English
Subfield: Social Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6939444525