Dress, posture, and setting as additive factors in subjective probabilities of rape

Subjects indicated the likelihood that a female, photographed in eight situations, would be raped. The situations were created by the Cartesian product of her dress (seductive/nonseductive), posture (aggressive/nonaggressive), and setting (inside/outside). The three variables combined additively wit...

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Published inPerceptual and motor skills Vol. 48; no. 3 Pt 1; p. 903
Main Authors Terry, R L, Doerge, S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.06.1979
Subjects
Beauty
Esthetics
Female
Humans
Male
Posture
Rape
Social Environment
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Summary:Subjects indicated the likelihood that a female, photographed in eight situations, would be raped. The situations were created by the Cartesian product of her dress (seductive/nonseductive), posture (aggressive/nonaggressive), and setting (inside/outside). The three variables combined additively with the highest subjective probability of rape associated with the seductive/nonaggressive/outside condition.
ISSN:0031-5125
DOI:10.2466/pms.1979.48.3.903