Question

Generalizing from Berkowitz's research, you would predict that a subject who has just watched a "slasher" movie (in which a beautiful young woman gets brutally raped, beaten, and murdered by a man who was an artist) would be more likely to act aggressively against:____________.

Answer 1

Answer:

beautiful young women

Explanation:

Berkowitz's studied the role of aggression in media that people are influenced to be more aggressive by movies and TV programs that represented violence. It laid emphasis on situational influences on aggression, showing that external influences like pain, frustration and intimidating attitude designed by authority figures may have just as much sinfluence on aggressive tendencies as internal motives. Based on Berkowitz research, it is believed that we are influenced by the things we see and will most likely put them into practice if we have the opportunity. Thus, a subject who watched a movie in which a beautiful young woman gets brutally raped e.t.c by a man who was an artist will be more likely to be aggressive towards a beautiful young lady based on what he has watched.