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The modification of nonverbal aggressive behavior thrugh verbal conditioning
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Morris, Larry A. |
| Copyright Year | 1967 |
| Abstract | The present study, investigates the differential effects of positive and negative reinforcement on a class of verbal aggressive re sponses, and the subsequent differential effects of such reinforcement upon post-interview aggressive behavior. A total of 60 college students was tested under three different reinforcement conditions (20 Ss in each) 1) positive, 2) negative, and 3) control (non-reinforcement). A pre interview measure of nonverbal aggression was determined by the number of shocks S administered to a second but unseen S during a five-minute period. Following the shock task, a baseline for the emission of aggress ive verbal responses was established for each group. Then, each group was subjected to its appropriate reinforcement condition while again emitting aggressive verbal responses. Following this verbal condition ing phase S was given a post-interview shock task that was identical to the pre-interview task. The results indicated that positive and negative reinforcement have differential effects on a verbal aggress ive response class but the differential effects failed to transfer to the nonverbal response mode. A critical analysis of why this transfer did not occur was attempted and suggestions for future research were presented. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://repository.arizona.edu/bitstream/handle/10150/317992/AZU_TD_BOX43_E9791_1967_225.pdf;jsessionid=416350B91178277A3740C4EA288CD9D0?sequence=1 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
