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Situational pressure, racial stereotypes, and conformity in laboratory aggression

Creator:

Brant, William David

Abstract:

This investigation was designed to assess the effects of a victim's race and stereotypical characteristics on another subject's willingness to administer punishment within the context of a teacher-learner paradigm. In addition, this study sought to empirically test the validity of the social-psychological theory that states that theories of social behavior...

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Masters Thesis
Attitudes Toward Political Participation and Preference for Violence

Creator:

Yatani, Choichiro

Abstract:

This study was designed to assess the effects of political participation upon hostility and the preference for violence. To investigate this problem a political participation scale was developed. 148 male subjects (mean age 22.6 years) and 93 female subjects (mean age 20.7 years) responded to the Political Participation Scale, the...

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Masters Thesis
Attitudes toward surrogate mothering theory and measurement

Creator:

Vee, Regina M.

Abstract:

Surrogate motherhood is a very complex issue with many groups having vested interests. In order to measure attitudes specific to surrogacy a 20-item Likert Scale with high reliability was developed through item analysis (N=131, Part-whole correlation range 0.749-0.478). Correlation of surrogacy attitudes was subsequently related to six other instruments: AIDS,...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis