Abstract
dc:description.abstractThe present study attempted to show that alcohol's effects on aggression are mediated by attentional processes. Sixty-four college men over the age of 21 were provoked by a confederate and then distracted or non-distracted in order to determine the effects of attention on aggression. It was hypothesized that alcohol-distract subjects would be least aggressive, while alcohol-no distract subjects would be least aggressive. Contrary to predictions, the pattern of results suggested that alcohol-distract subjects are most aggressive and that alcohol-no distract subjects are the least aggressive. Although the data failed to support an attention-allocation model, future research should attempt to test such a link using other paradigms.
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Master of Science
- Level thesis:degree_level
- masters
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Clinical Psychology
- Department dc:contributor.department
- Psychology
- Grantor dc:publisher
- Virginia Tech
- Year dc:date.issued
- 1992
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Cleaveland, Bonnie L.
- Chair dc:contributor.committeechair
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- Stephens, Robert S.
- Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember
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- Axsom, Danny K.
- Crawford, Helen J.
Rights
dc:rights- Statement dc:rights
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- In Copyright
- Licence dc:rights.uri
- Language dc:language.iso
- en
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Dc Identifier Other
- etd-10102009-020232
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/45127