This experiment investigated the effects of an aggressive habit and emtional arousal, measured by heart rate, blood pressure, and self-report, on two types of attitude change. Psychological arousal was positively related to degree of influence by the reflaxation communication. (DB)

Sections of the review are: the frustration-aggression paradigm (punitiveness, rejection, and restrictiveness); the modeling paradigm; the influence of norms and reinforcement; the multiple paradigm; and, the development of aggression. (DB)

From a special feature on "Violence & Agression. Other articles in the feature include "Aggression in the Classroom by Fritz Redl, "Temper Trantrums by A.E. Trieschman, and "Anger in Children by George V. Sheviakov.

Investigated the relationship between self-concept and aggressive behavior in 229 third- and sixth-grade students. Analysis of variance revealed significantly larger aggressiveness scores among low self- concept children. Girls, while less aggressive than boys, became more aggressive with age while boys became less aggressive. No socioeconomic…

Studied male students who viewed an aggressive television program or a neutral one. Half of the students were then angered by a confederate. Results indicated angered men who had seen the aggressive film were most aggressive and exhibited the lowest average pulse rates both before and after shock delivery. (Author/JAC)

Assesses the relationship between personal alienation and feelings of political efficacy in Afro-Canadians and the resulting behavioral consequences. Concludes that many Blacks feel estranged from the general Canadian society and from the political milieu, but that there is still significant political activity within Black communities. (Author/GC)