EFFECTS OF AGGRESSING ALONE OR WITH ANOTHER ON PHYSIOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL AROUSAL

Investigated the hypothesis that aggressive experience reduces frustration as expressed by physiological and psychological arousal by assessing differences in arousal reduction achieved by the S counteraggressing alone or through aggressive responses expressed with another person (vicar). Counteraggression occurred through overt (physical and verbal) and covert (fantasy and abated) means. 128 undergraduate males were assigned to the different treatment conditions. Significant changes in systolic blood pressure were noted as a function of overt means of counteraggression. Effects of counteraggressing alone or with another, however, did not differ significantly. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved). © 1969 American Psychological Association.