PSYC 1030H Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Nuremberg Code, Negative Feedback, Informed Consent
3 Sep 2013
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Determine reason for arousal: emotion then identified, hypothesis. Unambiguous physiological arousal (fear) will be labelled as something else (sexual attraction) under specific circumstances. Environmental cues will cause the change: research question: Males induced to be physiologically aroused (fear), but will label it as physiological attraction: methods. Test of ambiguous moods: score of interest sexual imagery (and fear) Taken by a confederate at the end of either bridge. Other half met by attractive female confederate. Test of scenarios, determined by interpretation (mood) In addition to the survey, given debriefing and contact information with the female assistants phone number. Allowed a further group for study (if they called the assistant for more info : results. Female confederate: more sexual imagery, more likely to call the assistant afterwards. No differences in meeting male or female confederate: conclusion. Salient and relevant environmental cues influence the perception of sexual attraction instead of fear. Arousal combines with cognitive labelling to produce distinct emotions.
