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Thirty high-need achievers and thirty low-need achievers competed in a task involving reaction time with opponents who attempted to give them increasing shocks. It was observed that counteraggression varied as a function of the degree to which S was vulnerable to the opponent’s attack. All conditions of vulnerability evidenced an increase in counteraggression. However, as predicted, the equal-vulnerability condition evidenced the greatest increase in aggression. Achievement motivation had little effect on aggression.
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Merrick, R., Taylor, S.P. Aggression as a function of vulnerability to attack. Psychon Sci 20, 203–204 (1970). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03329019
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