Perry et. al (Personal space)

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interpersonal distance (personal space)

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the relative distance between people (the area of space around a person in which they prefer not to have others enter)

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oxytocin

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a social hormone found in human that heightens the importance of social cues

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Aim

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To study how oxytocin influences interpersonal distance preferences in individual with varying levels of empathy

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Sample

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54 male –> 40 eliminated ppl because too basic
divided into 2 groups:
- Group 1: low empathy
- Group 2: high empathy

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Sampling technique

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Volunteer

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Research method

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Labotary experiment

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Research design

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Repeated experiment

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Observation

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Overt observation

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Self-report

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Usage of IRI (questions used to classified pp into the 2 groups)

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IV

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Empathy level
Placebo amount
Oxytocin

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DV

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Distance from friends, authority figure, strangers and a ball
Preferred room (picked)

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The psychology being investigated

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the interaction effect of the empathy levels and oxytocin on interpersonal distance as well as the relationship we have with the other person

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ET hall’s theory of intepersonal distance

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the closer the relarionship, the shorter the interpersonal distance with have with the person

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hypothesis

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it predicts that oxytocin increases attention to social cues and affects how a person responds to these cues depending on social setting

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Experiment 1

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A computer animation was used to measure all Ps’ preferred interpersonal distance (DV) from different people (a stranger, an authority figure, and a friend) and an object (a ball) (IV).

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Experiment 2

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A computer-based task called ‘choosing rooms’ was used to calculate values for 2 different dependent variables:
1) the mean preferred distance
2) the mean preferred angle between different items of furniture in a room.

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Exp 1 result

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• pp with high empathy under oxytocin prefer shorter interpersonal distance ( 23.29 %)
• pp with low empathy under oxytocin prefer longer interpersonal distance (30.3 %)

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Exp 2 result

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• high empathy prefered closer chair distances following OT administration than placebo (78.07 cm )
• low empathy prefered farther chair distances following OT administration (80.14 cm)

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Conclusions

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low empathy respond to OT -> increased personal distance
high empathy respond to OT -> decreased personal distance