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Trial reportBrain and behavior2020

The role of oxytocin on self-serving lying.

Cornelia Sindermann, Ruixue Luo, Benjamin Becker, Keith M Kendrick, Christian Montag

Open access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Brain and behavior, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Cornelia SindermannDepartment of Molecular Psychology, Institute of Psychology and Education, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-1064-8866
Ruixue LuoThe Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, MOE Key Laboratory for Neuroinformation, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.
Benjamin BeckerThe Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, MOE Key Laboratory for Neuroinformation, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9014-9671
Keith M KendrickThe Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, MOE Key Laboratory for Neuroinformation, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0371-5904
Christian MontagDepartment of Molecular Psychology, Institute of Psychology and Education, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8112-0837
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China · CNUniversität Ulm · DE

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft MO2363/3-2Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China ZYGX2015Z002German Academic Scholarship FoundationNational Natural Science Foundation of China 31530032National Natural Science Foundation of China 91632117Sichuan Science and Technology Department 2018JY0001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThe effects of intranasal administration of the neuropeptide oxytocin on social cognition and behavior are highly specific. Potentially situational and personal variables influence these effects. The aim of the present study was to investigate effects of oxytocin administration on self-serving lying, including situational effects.

methodsA total of 161 adult males participated in a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled between-subject intranasal oxytocin administration (24 international units) study. Self-serving lying was assessed using three subsequent rounds of the die-in-a-cup paradigm, in which different degrees of lying can be implemented by the participants that can be determined on group level.

resultsOxytocin administration seemed to promote self-serving lying, particularly in the third (last) round and only to a certain degree (not to the maximum possible).

conclusionsOur findings demonstrate that oxytocin administration can promote self-serving lying when given repeated opportunities to lie. Moreover, exploratory results presented in the Supplementary Material indicate that the sensitivity to the effects of intranasal oxytocin in this domain might be moderated by individual differences in the oxytocin receptor gene.

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DeceptionAdministration, IntranasalAdultBehavioral SymptomsBehavior Observation TechniquesBehavior Rating ScaleDouble-Blind MethodHumansMaleOxytocinReceptors, OxytocinOXTR protein, humanOxytocinReceptors, OxytocinlyingOXTRoxytocinself-serving lying

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PMID31930678
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