The point of the article is to disassociate oxytocin from causing a specific emotion. The point is that oxytocin does not cause a specific emotion, rather how it contributes towards feeling specific emotions.
A brain can only focus on so many things at one time. Attention is considered a resource. Thus oxytocin promotes paying more attention to people's facial expressions rather than other things happening around there.
Thanks for clarifying the complaint. Is there a recommended way to fix the formatting? I copied and pasted it from my blog. I didn't realize that there was a specific format to follow.
What comes to mind when you hear the word ‘oxytocin?’ Is it ‘love’, ‘cuddle hormone’, ‘bliss?’ If so, you may be more aware of the Dr. Jekyll of oxytocin rather than the Mr. Hyde. Oxytocin, just like almost every biochemical molecule, is hormetic. It confers positive effects in one context, but negative in another. In the case of oxytocin, a person with a secure attachment style interacting with a familiar group of people that he/she likes, will experience the positive effects of oxytocin. However, someone with an anxious attachment style interacting with a group of people that he/she does not yet fully feel trusting and familiar with will experience the negative effects... (read 503 more words →)
Mind fallacy plays a greater role in how we interpret other people's thinking, like what is their framework for making decisions. Mind fallacy has us believe that everyone else has the same terminal values and goals.
For instance, I suffer from mind fallacy in the sense that my system 1 believes that everyone has the goal of having a very tidy and efficiently run household. As soon as the dishwasher has finished drying the clean dishes, I find it logical to then immediately put away the dishes to make room for any dirty dishes. Not promptly putting away dishes creates more work and wastes time because one will eventually have to put... (read more)
Hi All, I live at the LW Boston house, the Citadel. My undergrad and grad was in Biology, and I am switching into programming. I am interested in psychology and cognitive biases. I value self-improvement and continuous learning. I recently started blogging at https://evolvingwithtechnology.wordpress.com.
By ambiguous social cues, I am referring to neutral expressions and other expressions that can be interpreted in different ways. The facial expression of concentrating can look like one of disapproval. Here's a link to a research article to the type of social cues I am referring to: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18729619 and http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16643844.