Barry S Sapolsky
Biographic Data
| ID | 4234263 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Barry S Sapolsky |
| GIVEN NAMES | Barry S |
| FAMILY NAME | Sapolsky |
| SIGNATURE | SAPOLSKY B S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Florida State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 18 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1977 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Rating Offensive Words in Three Television Program Contexts
Renewed attention to the use of expletives on television has been spurred by several recent high-profile on-air incidents. This study investigates which words television viewers find most offensive in varying contexts: broadcast TV, cable, and premium channels. Results show significant differences in perceived offensiveness of words depending on the context in which words are heard. Male and female respondents, liberals and conservatives, and rel…
Getting up on the download: College students' motivations for acquiring music via the web
The objective of this study is to understand the gratifications behind music downloading among college students, and examine how the gratifications along with music interest are associated with a variety of downloading-related activities.The results suggest that the process of downloading music files is an entertaining and convenient way to acquire music.The downloading motives were not linked significantly to filesharing (uploading as well as do…
Watch Your Mouth! An Analysis of Profanity Uttered by Children on Prime-Time Television
This study examines the frequency and types of offensive language spoken on prime-time television in 2001, particularly on programs rated acceptable for children and teenagers, and the use of profane language by characters under the age of 21. The findings are compared to similar studies conducted in 1990, 1994, and 1997 to determine whether the use of profanity by child and young adult characters has increased over an 11-year period. Age and con…
The effect of soft‐core and hard‐core erotica on provoked and unprovoked hostile behavior
Both male and female subjects were provoked or not provoked, exposed to erotic motion pictures that ranged from suggestive to explicitly sexual, or given a control treatment of either a neutral film or a no‐communication waiting period, and provided with an opportunity to behave in a hostile manner. It was predicted that provoked persons' hostility would be reduced by minimally arousing but maximally pleasant erotica and increased by maximally ar…
Immediate vs Delayed Retaliation in Male and Female Adults
20 male and 20 female undergraduates were provoked and provided with an opportunity to retaliate (a) immediately following provocation vs (b) after waiting in solitude. Waiting did not reliably affect level of retaliatory activities, and there were no appreciable sex differences in such activities. However, waiting produced significant decrements in sympathetic excitation for females but not for males. Waiting furthered pre-retaliatory feelings o…
What mediates the effects of mild erotica on annoyance and hostile behavior in males
We propose an easy-to-use method for determining the triplet exciton diffusivity in disordered organic semiconductors using single-layer films containing a small concentration of Ir-cored guest molecules. The carefully selected guest molecules are used to create in a time-resolved photoluminescence (PL) experiment triplet excitons that are initially located on the guest molecules and that as a result of weak triplet confinement subsequently diffu…
What mediates the effects of mild erotica on annoyance and hostile behavior in males
We propose an easy-to-use method for determining the triplet exciton diffusivity in disordered organic semiconductors using single-layer films containing a small concentration of Ir-cored guest molecules. The carefully selected guest molecules are used to create in a time-resolved photoluminescence (PL) experiment triplet excitons that are initially located on the guest molecules and that as a result of weak triplet confinement subsequently diffu…
Getting up on the download: College students' motivations for acquiring music via the web
The objective of this study is to understand the gratifications behind music downloading among college students, and examine how the gratifications along with music interest are associated with a variety of downloading-related activities.The results suggest that the process of downloading music files is an entertaining and convenient way to acquire music.The downloading motives were not linked significantly to filesharing (uploading as well as do…
The effect of soft‐core and hard‐core erotica on provoked and unprovoked hostile behavior
Both male and female subjects were provoked or not provoked, exposed to erotic motion pictures that ranged from suggestive to explicitly sexual, or given a control treatment of either a neutral film or a no‐communication waiting period, and provided with an opportunity to behave in a hostile manner. It was predicted that provoked persons' hostility would be reduced by minimally arousing but maximally pleasant erotica and increased by maximally ar…
Rating Offensive Words in Three Television Program Contexts
Renewed attention to the use of expletives on television has been spurred by several recent high-profile on-air incidents. This study investigates which words television viewers find most offensive in varying contexts: broadcast TV, cable, and premium channels. Results show significant differences in perceived offensiveness of words depending on the context in which words are heard. Male and female respondents, liberals and conservatives, and rel…
Watch Your Mouth! An Analysis of Profanity Uttered by Children on Prime-Time Television
This study examines the frequency and types of offensive language spoken on prime-time television in 2001, particularly on programs rated acceptable for children and teenagers, and the use of profane language by characters under the age of 21. The findings are compared to similar studies conducted in 1990, 1994, and 1997 to determine whether the use of profanity by child and young adult characters has increased over an 11-year period. Age and con…
Immediate vs Delayed Retaliation in Male and Female Adults
20 male and 20 female undergraduates were provoked and provided with an opportunity to retaliate (a) immediately following provocation vs (b) after waiting in solitude. Waiting did not reliably affect level of retaliatory activities, and there were no appreciable sex differences in such activities. However, waiting produced significant decrements in sympathetic excitation for females but not for males. Waiting furthered pre-retaliatory feelings o…
What mediates the effects of mild erotica on annoyance and hostile behavior in males
We propose an easy-to-use method for determining the triplet exciton diffusivity in disordered organic semiconductors using single-layer films containing a small concentration of Ir-cored guest molecules. The carefully selected guest molecules are used to create in a time-resolved photoluminescence (PL) experiment triplet excitons that are initially located on the guest molecules and that as a result of weak triplet confinement subsequently diffu…
The effect of soft‐core and hard‐core erotica on provoked and unprovoked hostile behavior
Both male and female subjects were provoked or not provoked, exposed to erotic motion pictures that ranged from suggestive to explicitly sexual, or given a control treatment of either a neutral film or a no‐communication waiting period, and provided with an opportunity to behave in a hostile manner. It was predicted that provoked persons' hostility would be reduced by minimally arousing but maximally pleasant erotica and increased by maximally ar…
Watch Your Mouth! An Analysis of Profanity Uttered by Children on Prime-Time Television
This study examines the frequency and types of offensive language spoken on prime-time television in 2001, particularly on programs rated acceptable for children and teenagers, and the use of profane language by characters under the age of 21. The findings are compared to similar studies conducted in 1990, 1994, and 1997 to determine whether the use of profanity by child and young adult characters has increased over an 11-year period. Age and con…
Getting up on the download: College students' motivations for acquiring music via the web
The objective of this study is to understand the gratifications behind music downloading among college students, and examine how the gratifications along with music interest are associated with a variety of downloading-related activities.The results suggest that the process of downloading music files is an entertaining and convenient way to acquire music.The downloading motives were not linked significantly to filesharing (uploading as well as do…
Rating Offensive Words in Three Television Program Contexts
Renewed attention to the use of expletives on television has been spurred by several recent high-profile on-air incidents. This study investigates which words television viewers find most offensive in varying contexts: broadcast TV, cable, and premium channels. Results show significant differences in perceived offensiveness of words depending on the context in which words are heard. Male and female respondents, liberals and conservatives, and rel…
Psychology (6 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Advertising (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Audiology (2 works) · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression (2 works) · Business (2 works) · Chemistry (2 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works)