PSYC 2310 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Racing Video Game, Fishing Rod, Honor Killing
14 Nov 2013
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Participants asked to kill 1 or 5 bugs, then later had to complete an extermination task. = higher initial aggression resulted in higher aggression later. = most aggressive at beginning stayed most aggressive. Weapon condition: practice casting fishing rod (video), holding and aiming rifle/pistol. Sport condition: gymnastics (video), held a football, think about basketball slam-dunking (video) All then read crime scenarios and recommended sentences. Some told people were likely to donate, some told people were likely to refuse. = told they would donate showed higher levels of aggression when people refused. Mild/irritating music, difficult/easy anagrams, neutral/negative feedback from experimenter, neutral/negative feedback from confederate. Rated research assistant after watching a video of a confederate who either did poorly or well on the task. = irritating, difficult, negative, negative, rated negative for assistant, anger displacement. Male participant were first provoked and then deliver a shock. Sports or revolver and rifle in room.
