Psychology SL
Psychology SL
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Unit 1 - Research Methodology
Unit 1 - Research Methodology
Unit 2 - Biological Approach To Behaviour
Unit 2 - Biological Approach To Behaviour
Unit 3 - Cognitive Approach To Behaviour
Unit 3 - Cognitive Approach To Behaviour
Unit 4 - Sociocultural Approach To Behaviour
Unit 4 - Sociocultural Approach To Behaviour
Unit 6 - Health psychology
Unit 6 - Health psychology
Unit 7 - Pyschology Of Human Relationships
Unit 7 - Pyschology Of Human Relationships
Unit 8 - Developmental psychology
Unit 8 - Developmental psychology
Unit 9 - Internal Assessment
Unit 9 - Internal Assessment
Unit 10 - The IB Curriculum - A Conceptual Model
Unit 10 - The IB Curriculum - A Conceptual Model
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Unit 2 - Biological Approach To Behaviour
Psychology SL
Psychology SL

Unit 2 - Biological Approach To Behaviour

Oxytocin: The Love Hormone's Unexpected Influence on Bias

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Hey champ! Remember how our brains love shortcuts and groups? Well, we've got a fascinating twist for you today. Let's dive deep into how the "love hormone" plays a part in this.

Key concept oxytocin ๐ŸŒŸ

  • Known as: “the love hormone”, “the bonding hormone”, “the cuddle chemical”.
  • Surprise, Surprise: It might also promote ethnocentrism, where you think your ethnic group is the best.

The experiment (de dreu et al, 2011) ๐Ÿ”ฌ

Setup

  • Participants: Dutch dudes (you know, from the Netherlands).
  • What they did: Sniffed either oxytocin or a placebo (kind of like a fake treatment).
  • The Test: They were shown pictures of:
    • Their mates (Dutch guys) ๐Ÿšถ‍โ™‚๏ธ
    • Folks from the Middle East and Germany ๐ŸŒ

The Twist

  • Remember the trolley problem? ๐Ÿš‹๐Ÿ’ฅ
    • Imagine a runaway trolley. If you pull a lever, it switches tracks and kills one person, but saves five others. Do you pull it?
  • Participants had to decide who to "sacrifice":
    • Their Dutch mate (Dirk, Peter ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ)
    • An Arab guy (Ahmed, Youssef ๐ŸŒ)
    • A German (Markus, Helmut ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช)
    • Five other unnamed folks (who knows where they're from ๐Ÿคท‍โ™‚๏ธ).

What's the Catch?
Would a Dutch person, under the influence of oxytocin, rather toss a non-Dutch person in front of the trolley?

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Unit 2 - Biological Approach To Behaviour
Psychology SL
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Unit 2 - Biological Approach To Behaviour

Oxytocin: The Love Hormone's Unexpected Influence on Bias

Word Count Emoji
696 words
Reading Time Emoji
4 mins read
Updated at Emoji
Last edited onย 14th Jun 2024

Table of content

Hey champ! Remember how our brains love shortcuts and groups? Well, we've got a fascinating twist for you today. Let's dive deep into how the "love hormone" plays a part in this.

Key concept oxytocin ๐ŸŒŸ

  • Known as: “the love hormone”, “the bonding hormone”, “the cuddle chemical”.
  • Surprise, Surprise: It might also promote ethnocentrism, where you think your ethnic group is the best.

The experiment (de dreu et al, 2011) ๐Ÿ”ฌ

Setup

  • Participants: Dutch dudes (you know, from the Netherlands).
  • What they did: Sniffed either oxytocin or a placebo (kind of like a fake treatment).
  • The Test: They were shown pictures of:
    • Their mates (Dutch guys) ๐Ÿšถ‍โ™‚๏ธ
    • Folks from the Middle East and Germany ๐ŸŒ

The Twist

  • Remember the trolley problem? ๐Ÿš‹๐Ÿ’ฅ
    • Imagine a runaway trolley. If you pull a lever, it switches tracks and kills one person, but saves five others. Do you pull it?
  • Participants had to decide who to "sacrifice":
    • Their Dutch mate (Dirk, Peter ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ)
    • An Arab guy (Ahmed, Youssef ๐ŸŒ)
    • A German (Markus, Helmut ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช)
    • Five other unnamed folks (who knows where they're from ๐Ÿคท‍โ™‚๏ธ).

What's the Catch?
Would a Dutch person, under the influence of oxytocin, rather toss a non-Dutch person in front of the trolley?

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