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Citations
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4249
National Ranking
2023

Overview

Paul J. Zak is affiliated with Claremont Graduate University in the United States. Their research spans across various areas within psychology, with a focus on experimental and cognitive approaches.

The main fields of study for Paul J. Zak include:

  • Psychology

Within Psychology, key subfields of study are:

  • Social Psychology
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Applied Psychology
  • Sociology and Political Science

The primary topics in their research cover:

  • Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
  • Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
  • Mind wandering and attention

Paul J. Zak has published several recent papers, including:

  • Autonomy Raises Productivity: An Experiment Measuring Neurophysiology (2020) in Frontiers in Psychology
  • Oxytocin Release Increases With Age and Is Associated With Life Satisfaction and Prosocial Behaviors (2022) in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
  • Neonatal male circumcision is associated with altered adult socio-affective processing (2020) in Heliyon
  • Elevated plasma oxytocin levels and higher satisfaction with life in young oral contraceptive users (2020) in Scientific Reports
  • Continuous Neurophysiologic Data Accurately Predict Mood and Energy in the Elderly (2022) in Brain Sciences

The most frequent publication venues for Paul J. Zak include:

  • Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
  • Frontiers in Psychology
  • PLoS ONE
  • ICPSR Data Holdings
  • Heliyon

Frequent co-authors in their work are:

  • Jorge A. Barraza
  • Michael Winterdahl
  • Xinbo Hu
  • Rebecca Johannsen
  • Elizabeth T. Terris

Best Publications

  • Oxytocin increases trust in humans

    Michael Kosfeld;Markus Heinrichs;Paul J. Zak;Urs Fischbacher

  • Trust and Growth

    Paul J. Zak;Stephen Knack

  • Oxytocin Increases Generosity in Humans

    Paul J. Zak;Angela Stanton;Sheila Ahmadi

  • Oxytocin is associated with human trustworthiness.

    Paul J. Zak;Robert Kurzban;William T. Matzner

  • Empathy toward Strangers Triggers Oxytocin Release and Subsequent Generosity

    Jorge A. Barraza;Paul J. Zak

  • The Neurobiology of Trust

    Paul J. Zak;Paul J. Zak;Robert Kurzban;William T. Matzner

  • Building Trust: Public Policy, Interpersonal Trust, and Economic Development

    Stephen Knack;Paul J. Zak

  • Political risk and capital flight

    Quan Vu Le;Paul J. Zak

  • Testosterone administration decreases generosity in the ultimatum game.

    Paul J. Zak;Robert Kurzban;Sheila Ahmadi;Ronald S. Swerdloff

  • Massage increases oxytocin and reduces adrenocorticotropin hormone in humans.

    Morhenn;Beavin Le;Zak Pj

  • Why inspiring stories make us react: the neuroscience of narrative.

    Paul J Zak

  • Trust and Growth

    Paul J. Zak;Stephen Knack

  • Oxytocin Levels in Social Anxiety Disorder

    Elizabeth A. Hoge;Mark H. Pollack;Rebecca E. Kaufman;Paul J. Zak

  • Monetary sacrifice among strangers is mediated by endogenous oxytocin release after physical contact

    Vera B. Morhenn;Jang Woo Park;Elisabeth Piper;Paul J. Zak;Paul J. Zak

  • The neuroscience of trust

    Paul J. Zak

  • Moral Markets: The Critical Role of Values in the Economy

    Paul J. Zak

  • Time-to-build and cycles

    Patrick K Asea;Patrick K Asea;Paul J Zak

  • Stories vs. facts: triggering emotion and action-taking on climate change

    Brandi S. Morris;Polymeros Chrysochou;Polymeros Chrysochou;Jacob Dalgaard Christensen;Jacob Lund Orquin;Jacob Lund Orquin

  • The Determinants of Democratic Transitions

    Yi Feng;Paul J. Zak

  • The neurobiology of trust.

    Paul J. Zak

  • Oxytocin infusion increases charitable donations regardless of monetary resources

    Jorge A. Barraza;Michael E. McCullough;Sheila Ahmadi;Paul J. Zak

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert Kurzban
Robert Kurzban University of Pennsylvania
Markus Heinrichs
Markus Heinrichs University of Freiburg
Naomi M. Simon
Naomi M. Simon New York University
Elizabeth A. Hoge
Elizabeth A. Hoge Georgetown University
Michael E. McCullough
Michael E. McCullough University of California, San Diego
Sarah F. Brosnan
Sarah F. Brosnan Georgia State University
Simon J. Graham
Simon J. Graham University of Toronto

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