Comments on: Shyness Be Gone http://weirdscience.ca/2007/07/19/shyness-be-gone/ new discoveries * strange stuff * all things cool Tue, 20 Jul 2010 06:30:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: james http://weirdscience.ca/2007/07/19/shyness-be-gone/#comment-729 james Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:56:18 +0000 http://weirdscience.ca/2007/07/19/shyness-be-gone/#comment-729 when will they finaly release this spary to america when will they finaly release this spary to america

]]> By: Miss Weird Scientist http://weirdscience.ca/2007/07/19/shyness-be-gone/#comment-123 Miss Weird Scientist Thu, 26 Jul 2007 08:30:55 +0000 http://weirdscience.ca/2007/07/19/shyness-be-gone/#comment-123 It's not a published study, although Heinrichs has co-authored a similar one on oxytocin and trust, which is published. From what I know, there are plans to conduct a full study. We shall see! :) Almost possible, you say? It's most definitely possible that the simple act of spraying could affect confidence levels. On the other hand, for people with social anxiety, it could go the other way-meaning that the spraying could put pressure on them to 'do well,' which could have the exact opposite effect. This would actually lend more authenticity to Heinrichs' results. I think that his research is still interesting and has potential though. It’s not a published study, although Heinrichs has co-authored a similar one on oxytocin and trust, which is published. From what I know, there are plans to conduct a full study. We shall see! :)

Almost possible, you say? It’s most definitely possible that the simple act of spraying could affect confidence levels. On the other hand, for people with social anxiety, it could go the other way-meaning that the spraying could put pressure on them to ‘do well,’ which could have the exact opposite effect. This would actually lend more authenticity to Heinrichs’ results. I think that his research is still interesting and has potential though.

]]> By: David Bradley Science Writer http://weirdscience.ca/2007/07/19/shyness-be-gone/#comment-121 David Bradley Science Writer Thu, 26 Jul 2007 08:19:48 +0000 http://weirdscience.ca/2007/07/19/shyness-be-gone/#comment-121 70 people were sprayed with oxytocin? How much? Were there no controls? Was this double-blind? Did the experimenters talk to the volunteers while they sprayed or was it done through some automated process? It's almost possible that the simple act of a researcher doing the spraying could affect the confidence levels and perhaps even the endogenous oxytocin for those volunteers... db 70 people were sprayed with oxytocin? How much? Were there no controls? Was this double-blind? Did the experimenters talk to the volunteers while they sprayed or was it done through some automated process? It’s almost possible that the simple act of a researcher doing the spraying could affect the confidence levels and perhaps even the endogenous oxytocin for those volunteers…

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