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The relationship between physical aggression and approval motivation was investigated in 30 college males by allowing them to compete in a task involving reaction time with opponents who attempted to give them increasingly intense shocks. It was observed that while high need-for-approval Ss set low shocks under weak attack and increased their shock settings under increasing attack, the low need-for-approval Ss set intense shocks under all levels of attack.
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Taylor, S.P. Aggressive behavior as a function of approval motivation and physical attack. Psychon Sci 18, 195–196 (1970). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03335733
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