Perry et al. (personal space): Practice Questions

In the study by Perry et al. (personal space), which substance was administered to participants in the experimental condition to test its effect on social distance?

In Experiment 1 of the Perry et al. study, the Comfortable Interpersonal Distance (CID) task required participants to imagine several 'protagonists' approaching them. Which of the following was one of the human protagonists used?

In Experiment 2 of the Perry et al. (personal space) study, participants were asked to choose between two virtual rooms. What was the specific independent variable being manipulated regarding the room's physical layout?

In Experiment 1 of the study by Perry et al. (personal space), how was the Comfortable Interpersonal Distance (CID) scale operationalised to measure the perception of personal space?

In Experiment 1 of the Perry et al. study, how did oxytocin administration specifically affect the interpersonal distance preferences of the "high-empathy" group compared to the "low-empathy" group?

In the study by Perry et al. (personal space), describe the specific difference in how oxytocin affected the interpersonal distance preferences of 'high empathic' individuals compared to 'low empathic' individuals.

In the study by Perry et al. (personal space), explain how the administration of oxytocin (OT) differentially affected the preferred interpersonal distance of participants with varying levels of trait empathy in Experiment 1, and state the specific interaction found between oxytocin and empathy.

Explain how the 'social saliency hypothesis' was tested in Experiment 2 of Perry et al. (personal space) by requiring participants to choose between pictures of rooms containing social versus non-social objects.