The Rooster Effect: Aggression as a Consequence of the Compounding of Same-Sex Rivalry and Inequity.

Abstract

This study investigated the effect of inequity and same-sex rivalry elicited by the exclusion of a male member o f a triad. The sex composition was varied as were the roles (initiator/follower) of the coalition members. It was predicted that the initiator would receive the highest individual level of aggression and that the analog of the love triangle (male initiator; female follower) would receive the highest aggression level of the dyads. A main effect of provocation was also predicted. Results supported the 'initiator effect,' 'rooster effect,' and 'provocation effect.' (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 11, 1979
Accession Number
ADA072980

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  • Henry L. Thompson Iii

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Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Analysis Of Variance
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Cooperation
  • Data Science
  • Explosives Initiators
  • Information Science
  • New York
  • Psychological Phenomena And Processes
  • Psychology
  • Psychophysiology
  • Questionnaires
  • Reaction Time
  • Security
  • Social Psychology
  • Surveys
  • Triangles
  • Universities

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  • Psychology

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