Need a film for part of my psychology study

[Cphillips1]

Hi guys.

Currently running a study as part of my psychology course and am Interested in the effects of media violence on aggression.

Got a simple study set up and will be showing people videos to test reactions.
What I'm after are two scenes from the same film that feature a 'victim' being assaulted or attacked in some way, but then another scene where the same victim takes revenge.

The level of violence doesn't matter too much, but as I'm on a horror forum I can surely expect some Violent Ideas. Any thoughts, much appreciated!

[TheBossInTheWall]

Originally Posted by Cphillips1

Hi guys.

Currently running a study as part of my psychology course and am Interested in the effects of media violence on aggression.

Got a simple study set up and will be showing people videos to test reactions.
What I'm after are two scenes from the same film that feature a 'victim' being assaulted or attacked in some way, but then another scene where the same victim takes revenge.

The level of violence doesn't matter too much, but as I'm on a horror forum I can surely expect some Violent Ideas. Any thoughts, much appreciated!

I have three suggestions.


WARNING: Spoilers for Pumpkinhead, Candyman, and American Mary below!!!



Pumpkinhead, father summons Pumpkinhead to kill the group of bikers that killed his son.
Candyman. Slave killed by being covered in honey then bees. I think he might've been hung too? Can't remember. Anyway, he comes back as Candyman.
American Mary. One of Mary's alterations is the sewing up of a woman's labia and removal of her nipples(to appear even more doll like than she already does), at the end of the film the 'patients' husband kills Mary.

[MichaelMyers]

I Spit On Your Grave.

[neilold]

might want to try hostel. You can also do a 'cliched american view of east europeans' lecture on it as well

[Ferox13]

Originally Posted by Cphillips1

Hi guys.

Currently running a study as part of my psychology course and am Interested in the effects of media violence on aggression.

Got a simple study set up and will be showing people videos to test reactions.
What I'm after are two scenes from the same film that feature a 'victim' being assaulted or attacked in some way, but then another scene where the same victim takes revenge.

The level of violence doesn't matter too much, but as I'm on a horror forum I can surely expect some Violent Ideas. Any thoughts, much appreciated!

Just wondering how are you taking in other pre existing factors that the subjects will bring to the study?

How are you measuring their reactions?

[Sculpt]

First of all, if you don't mind providing some important info -- are you looking to measure the affects of 'the perception of revenge' when subjects view violent attacks?

Since you mentioned getting two clips, one 'initial attack', & one 'revenge attack', I see some immediate experimental design flaws.

The thing is, the students will see one of the attack clips first, which will affect the subjects' viewing of the second clip. The first contaminates the second viewing (desensitization, etc). And/or if you only show one clip to one group, & a different clip to another, you'll create extra variables (such as: one clip had male on female, one's crueler, etc).

You can remove the contamination by only exposing the subjects to the same single violent clip; then before subjects view clip, simply inform subjects of Group A 'it's an unprovoked attack', & to Group B 'it's a revenge attack'. Of course, the clip must be exactly the same to avoid the extra variables that different clips introduce.

And as Ferox asked, how will you be measuring the subjects reactions? A questionnaire, or hooking them up to a bio-sign machine?