Graduation Year
Spring 2014
Document Type
Open Access Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Economics
Reader 1
Sean Flynn
Reader 2
Jorge Barraza
Rights Information
© 2014 Alexa R. Clark
Abstract
This thesis examines the relationship between the type of crime of which an inmate is convicted, the change in oxytocin level, and the level of generosity of that inmate. The level of generosity is measured using a behavioral economics task called the Ultimatum Game. Studies of oxytocin have demonstrated that it is connected to generosity so it is illuminating to study it in conjunction with the generosity measure obtained in the Ultimatum Game. The results of the experiment indicate that there is no correlation between the type of crime of which an inmate is convicted and his generosity level.
Recommended Citation
Clark, Alexa R., "Correlation Between Crime, Oxytocin, and Generosity" (2014). Scripps Senior Theses. 388.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/388
