Alcohol and aggression: a replication study controlling for potential confounding variables

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Research concerning the relationship between intoxication and aggressiveness in males was conducted using the Taylor reaction time paradigm under controlled confounding variables. This was done to prove Taylor's paradigm as a sound measure of aggressiveness. Intoxicated subjects showed increased aggression upon provocation as well as when not provoked. The study also proved that intoxicated or not, subject aggression proportionately responded to degree of external provocation. These results, therefore, substantiate the validity of the model.

Evaluation, Measurement, Reaction time, Reaction time (Psychology)

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Human physical aggression as a function of alcohol and threat of harm

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Intoxicated and sober subjects were made to wear shock electrodes and tested for aggressive reaction when faced with the threat of physical harm. The outcome of the experiment showed that when influenced by circumstances of minimum provocation, the intoxicated participants exhibited more aggression than the sober ones in both the threatening and nonthreatening situations. However, solely the intoxicated participants in the threatening situation raised their shock settings when subjected to conditions of intensifying provocation.

Threat (Psychology)

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Hormonal, anthropometrical, and behavioral correlates of physical aggression in !Kung San men of Namibia

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The aggressive behavior of !Kung San bushmen from Namibia is investigated based on physical and cultural factors. The sex hormone levels, body dimensions, alcohol consumption and degree of acculturation of a sample of violent and non-violent men of the tribe are studied. Findings show no significant differences between the two groups in terms of sex hormone levels, more physically robust men tend to be more violent, non-drinkers are less aggressive and less acculturized men are more prone to violent actions.

Psychological aspects, Violence research, !Kung (African people), Kung (African people)

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