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Scenario II
Scenario II presents fabricated data inspired by the following study:
Scheele, D., Striepens, N., Gunturken, O., et al. (2012) . Oxytocin modulates social distance between males and females. The Journal of Neuroscience, 32(46) , 16074-16079.
Oxytocin and Attraction Study
The purpose of this study was to examine whether oxytocin (OXT) affects the way in which single men and committed men respond to an unfamiliar woman. To that end, men received either OXT or a placebo via intranasal administration after which they were introduced to a woman. The researchers measured the distance men kept from the woman and hypothesized that shorter distances indicated interest in her. The results showed that the distance between the men and women differed based on the treatment men received. Specifically, committed men who received OXT kept a significantly greater distance from the woman compared with not only committed men who received the placebo, but also single men who received either the placebo or OXT. This study suggests that OXT may contribute to monogamy in males.
-(Scenario II) Alissa just found out her boyfriend, Jake, cheated on her. After her friend suggested Jake may be deficient in oxytocin, Alissa replied "It doesn't matter. Even if he took oxytocin he'd still probably cheat on me." Alissa's perception of the relationship between oxytocin and monogamy reflect which natural flaw in thinking:
A) belief perseverance.
B) what you see is all there is.
C) focusing effect.
D) hindsight bias.
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