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Aviva Bannerman Middlebury College

Behavioral Effects of Unique Perspective Taking Methods in Mildly Aggressive Situations between Strangers . Aviva Bannerman Middlebury College. 4 Response Categories. Positive Voice Loyalty Negative Exit Neglect. Aggression. Zillmann’s (1988) cognitive-excitation hypothesis

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Aviva Bannerman Middlebury College

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  1. Behavioral Effects ofUnique Perspective Taking Methodsin Mildly Aggressive Situations between Strangers Aviva Bannerman Middlebury College

  2. 4 Response Categories • Positive • Voice • Loyalty • Negative • Exit • Neglect

  3. Aggression • Zillmann’s (1988) cognitive-excitation hypothesis • How can we inhibit aggressive responses?

  4. Perspective Taking Taking another person’s point of view Imagine-Self Imagine-Other

  5. Method • Behavioral differences • Hypothesis • Participants: 87 Middlebury students • 3 conditions

  6. Method • Imagine-Self • Imagine how you would think, feel, and behave if you were the other person in each story • Imagine-Other • Imagine what the other person is thinking and feeling in each story • Control • Imagine how you would think, feel, and behave if something like this really happened to you

  7. Questionnaire Bumped by a Stranger While walking down the street, a pedestrian, X, is texting on a cell phone and bumps right into you. Instead of apologizing, X acts like it’s your fault. How likely are you to engage in each of the following responses?

  8. Responses • Voice: I’d gently indicate that it was X who hadn’t paid attention but show it was all right • Loyalty: I’d let the comment pass and hope X’s anger would soon subside • Exit: I’d comment on X’s rudeness and keep on walking • Neglect: I’d ignore X and keep walking

  9. Behavioral Measure • “Research assistant” • 8-minute wait • Out of time • Survey

  10. Results - Questionnaire Mean Response Response Type F(2, 83) = 2.40, p < .10

  11. Results - Behavioral Surveys Returned Condition X2 (2, N=81) = .22, P > .05

  12. Discussion Points • No differences between groups • Neglect Finding • Why? • Manipulation Check • Future directions

  13. Acknowledgments • Professor Gurland • Committee Members • Prof. Kimble • Prof. Campbell • Yuki Shinoda • Joanna Wood • Psychology Department • Senior Work Fund • Tara Panthi - Illustrations

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