AROUSAL, ANXIETY, AGGRESSION, AND ATTITUDE CHANGE.

Autor: Friedman, Philip H., Buck, Ross, Allen, Vernon L.
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Zdroj: Journal of Social Psychology; Oct1970, Vol. 82 Issue 1, p99-108, 10p
Abstrakt: This experiment investigated the effects of an aggressive habit and emotional arousal, measured by heart rate, blood pressure, and self-report, on two types of attitude change. The Ss were injected with epinephrine or placebo, and acquired an aggressive or nonaggressive habit. Then Ss read an article attacking teaching machines and were told that the injected "vitamin" would relax them. Results showed that psychological arousal was positively related to degree of influence by the "relaxation" communication, but physiological arousal and an aggressive habit were not. Aggressive habit Ss and to a lesser extent physiologically aroused Ss were most influenced by the teaching ma- chine article. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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