Question

Donnerstein (1980) had men watch a neutral, erotic, or aggressive-erotic film. These men were then asked to teach a confederate a list of nonsense syllables by choosing how much shock to administer for incorrect answers. Who delivered the most shock?

(A) those who saw the neutral film
(B) those who saw the erotic film
(C) those who saw the aggressive-erotic film
(D) Donnerstein found no significant difference between the groups

Answer 1

C. those who saw the aggresive-erotic film

Step-by-step explanation:

Donnerstein (1980) had men watch a neutral, erotic, or aggressive-erotic film. These men were then asked to teach a confederate a list of nonsense syllables by choosing how much shock to administer for incorrect answers. Those men who saw the aggressive-erotic films administered the strongest shocks. Aggressive-erotic films incremented the aggressive responses in those men who had watched them. Men were found to be more aggressive in general and more aggressive to women in particular after watching those aggressive-erotic films.