Abstract
22 women and 20 men in their early twenties were randomly assigned to either a Control group (11 women, 9 men) or an Experimental group (11 women, 11 men). Both groups were pretested on an Adjective Check List scored for aggression. The Control group then watched a nonaggressive movie and the Experimental group an aggressive movie. All subjects were finally tested on four TAT pictures scored for aggression. The hypothesis was that men in the Experimental group would be more aggressive than women as a function of sex-role stereotyping. The results indicated no sex differences on the pretest and no effects of watching the films, but women were significantly more aggressive on the posttest regardless of group assignment. This shows the need for using subtle measures of aggression in laboratory research.
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