Citation

Lieberman JD, Solomon S, Greenberg J, McGregor HA. Aggressive Behav. 1999; 25(5): 331-348.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1999, International Society for Research on Aggression, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

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Abstract

Laboratory experiments investigating aggressive behavior have operationalized and assessed aggression in a variety of ways; however, these measures are often problematic because they do not create a situation in which participants perceive potential for real harm to come to the target, there is a risk of actual harm to the target, or they are too familiar to participants. To overcome these limitations, we developed a new method for measuring aggression, specifically, the amount of hot sauce administered to a target known to dislike spicy foods. We summarize a series of experiments assessing theory-based hypotheses regarding aggression in which this measure is employed, We then briefly consider the strengths and limitations of this new measure.