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. 2001 Spring;34(1):85–88. doi: 10.1901/jaba.2001.34-85

Effects of social proximity on multiple aggressive behaviors.

C Oliver 1, G Oxener 1, M Hearn 1, S Hall 1
PMCID: PMC1284303  PMID: 11317994

Abstract

We systematically manipulated social proximity to examine its influence on multiple topographies of aggression. Aggression occurred at high levels during close-proximity sessions and at low levels during distant-proximity sessions even though social contact was presented continuously during both conditions. Topographies of aggression emerged sequentially across the close-proximity sessions, and all topographies were reduced to zero following extended sessions of this condition.

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