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- Title
Priming aggressive thoughts: The effect of the anticipation of a violent movie upon the aggressive behaviour of the spectators.
- Authors
Leyens, Jacques-Philippe; Dunand, Muriel
- Abstract
In order to examine the effects of filmed violence expectancy, male subjects were reduced to think that they would watch an aggressive or neutral movie. The behavioural measures of aggression of the potential viewers were collected via an interaction aggressometer that allowed subjects to manipulate the level of aversiveness of electric shocks supposedly delivered to others. Main results indicated that the mere anticipation of viewing an aggressive movie was already effective in producing the usual instigation effect of filmed violence. Evidence was also provided indicating that degree of physical provocation influenced subjects' aggressive responses. The results are discussed in terms of Berkowitz' (1984) cognitive-neoassociation analysis: anticipating a violent movie may prime aggressive behaviour.
- Subjects
MOTION pictures; VIOLENCE; MALES; SPECTATORS; HUMAN behavior; EVIDENCE; AGGRESSION (Psychology)
- Publication
European Journal of Social Psychology, 1991, Vol 21, Issue 6, p507
- ISSN
0046-2772
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ejsp.2420210605