Oxytocin not only increases trust when money is at stake, but also when confidential information is in the balance

Past studies have suggested that the neuropeptide oxytocin (OT) could play a crucial role in human trusting behavior. Specifically, people on OT would be more willing to entrust someone with their money than would people on a placebo. Because alternative explanations-which do not involve trust-exist for these studies' findings, the present study aimed to rule out confounds and test how OT influences trust behavior in a totally different context....