Title

Physiological Arousal, Exposure To A Relatively Lengthy Aggressive Film, And Aggressive-Behavior

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Abbreviated Journal Title

J. Res. Pers.

Keywords

Psychology; Social

Abstract

Male college students viewed either a 15-minute aggressive television program excerpt or a neutral one. Half of the students in each group were then angered or treated in a neutral fashion by a confederate. Each subject was allowed to retaliate by delivering electric shocks to the confederate as an evaluation of a problem solution he supposedly had completed. Heart rate was measured (a) before exposure to the television program, (b) after exposure to the program, (c) immediately before delivering the shock, and (d) immediately after shock delivery. Angered men who had seen the aggressive film were most aggressive toward the confederate and exhibited the lowest average pulse rates both before and after shock delivery. The findings are discussed in terms of their implication for arousal vs disinhibition conceptualizations of aggressive behaviors following exposure to television violence.

Journal Title

Journal of Research in Personality

Volume

16

Issue/Number

1

Publication Date

1-1-1982

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

72

Last Page

81

WOS Identifier

WOS:A1982NC72200006

ISSN

0092-6566

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