Oxytocin and the Biological Basis for Interpersonal and Political Trust

Political Behavior

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 753-776

  Merolla, Jennifer L ^a   Burnett, Guy ^a   Pyle, Kenneth V ^a   Ahmadi, Sheila ^c   Zak, Paul J ^b  

^a CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Center for Neuroeconomic Studies and School of Politics and Economics   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biology; Government; Oxytocin; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886748819     PISSN: 01909320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11109-012-9219-8     Document Type: Article

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