Table 2 Summary of behavioral data.

			Oxytocin		Placebo		p'	d
			M	SD	M	SD	p'	d
Ratings	Physical pain	PP	3.91	0.47	3.94	0.45	1.000	0.07
	Physical pain	PN	1.25	0.33	1.11	0.16	0.406	− 0.54
	Basic emotions	SAD	1.62	0.25	1.49	0.31	0.429	− 0.46
		HAP	4.44	0.40	4.54	0.40	1.000	0.25
		EN	2.77	0.21	2.82	0.22	1.000	0.23
	Social pain	SP	4.04	0.42	3.99	0.34	1.000	− 0.13
	Social pain	SN	1.22	0.37	1.12	0.21	1.000	− 0.33
RTs (ms)	Physical pain	PP	765	254	737	267	1.000	− 0.11
	Physical pain	PN	698	248	694	239	1.000	− 0.02
	Basic emotions	SAD	873	305	774	264	0.492	− 0.35
		HAP	737	244	697	272	1.000	− 0.16
		EN	706	269	709	253	1.000	0.01
	Social pain	SP	974	328	972	410	1.000	− 0.01
	Social pain	SN	892	280	774	305	0.726	− 0.40

p-values derive from paired t-tests comparing mean ratings after oxytocin and placebo administration. Values in the p′-column represent p-values adjusted for multiple comparisons using the Holm-Bonferroni correction while keeping the significance level of p < 0.05 constant. p′-values of 1.000 denote upper bound estimates. Data derived from n = 25 patients for the physical pain experiment, n = 23 for the basic emotions experiment, and n = 21 for the social pain experiment.
RT Reaction time, PP physical pain, PN physical neutral, SAD Sad, HAP Happy, EN emotional neutral, SP social pain, SN social neutral, M mean, SD standard deviation.

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