Oxytocin Motivates Non-Cooperation in Intergroup Conflict to Protect Vulnerable In-Group Members

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2012, Pages

  de Dreu, Carsten K W ^a   Shalvi, Shaul ^a   Greer, Lindred L ^a   van Kleef, Gerben A ^a   Handgraaf, Michel J J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERATION; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GAME; GROUP DYNAMICS; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; REPRODUCTION; SELF CONCEPT; SELF DEFENSE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HUMANS; MALE; OXYTOCIN;

EID: 84868702065     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0046751     Document Type: Article

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