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Digital Document
Publisher
Florida Atlantic University
Description
The purpose of this study was to investigate
differences in arousal reduction between males and
females as a function of the sex of target and type
of verbal counterresponse, during an interpersonal
conflict. The independent variables were the sex of
subject, sex of target and type of counterresponse.
The dependent variable was the arousal reduction score.
Twenty undergraduate males and twenty undergraduate
females were used. Sex differences in arousal reduction
for subjects counterresponding to verbal aggression were
found for sex of subject, sex of target and type of
counterresponse. Male subjects showed significant arousal
reduction only for the disagree counterresponse and females
showed arousal reduction only for the agreed counterresponse.
Significant arousal reduction occurred only when the subject
disagreed with a male target and agreed with a female
target.
differences in arousal reduction between males and
females as a function of the sex of target and type
of verbal counterresponse, during an interpersonal
conflict. The independent variables were the sex of
subject, sex of target and type of counterresponse.
The dependent variable was the arousal reduction score.
Twenty undergraduate males and twenty undergraduate
females were used. Sex differences in arousal reduction
for subjects counterresponding to verbal aggression were
found for sex of subject, sex of target and type of
counterresponse. Male subjects showed significant arousal
reduction only for the disagree counterresponse and females
showed arousal reduction only for the agreed counterresponse.
Significant arousal reduction occurred only when the subject
disagreed with a male target and agreed with a female
target.
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