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Aggression
Research from University of Illinois, Department of Psychology has provided new information about aggression
June 18th, 2007
A report, "Stress exposure and affective modulation of aggressive behavior in men and women," is newly published data in Journal of Abnormal Psychology. In this recent study, researchers in the United States conducted a study "To study differences in the effects of stress exposure and affective responding on aggression in men and women, the authors examined the effects of an acute stressor (air blast) on subsequent aggressive behavior, measured as the intensity of shocks men and women delivered to a putative employee. The authors measured participants' affective responding using the startle reflex." "Results showed that although men and women did not differ in...
Source: Mental Health Weekly Digest (2007-06-18)
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