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Peer reviewedTetreault, Patricia A.; Barnett, Mark A. – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 1987
Investigated reactions to a woman who presumably had been raped by a stranger or an acquaintance. Undergraduates read one of two rape descriptions prior to watching a videotape of the woman who (they were led to believe) had been the victim of the rape. Females and males showed markedly different reactions to stranger and acquaintance rape and…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Dating (Social), Higher Education, Rape
Peer reviewedBarnett, Mark A.; And Others – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 1992
Examined whether having had a friend or family member experience rape heightens empathy for rape victims. Subjects who knew a rape victim reported experiencing more empathy for a patient presented on videotape than did subjects not knowing a rape victim. This empathy extended to all victims of trauma. (RJM)
Descriptors: Aggression, Consciousness Raising, Empathy, Identification (Psychology)
