CeDEx
Centre for Decision Research and Experimental Economics

CeDEx workshop - Shaul Shalvi (Ben Gurion University of the Negev)

Date(s)
Wednesday 28th May 2014 (14:00-15:00)
Description

Oxytocin promotes group-serving dishonesty

How far will people go for their loved ones ? Are people willing to lie for the benefit of those they care about ? What are the biological foundations for such dishonesty ? I will present experimental evidence suggesting that oxytocin, a hormone released during bonding behaviors such as hugging or breastfeeding and associated with trust and cooperation, plays a role in modulating group-serving dishonesty. It appears serving one’s group makes violating ethical rules feel justified. The finding evokes the question - is lying always immoral?

Centre for Decision Research and Experimental Economics

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University of Nottingham
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