Titre du document / Document title

Military conflict and terrorism: General psychology informs international relations

Auteur(s) / Author(s)

BOURNE Lyle E. ⁽¹⁾ ; HEALY Alice F. ⁽¹⁾ ; BEER Francis A. ⁽¹⁾ ;

Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s)

⁽¹⁾ University of Colorado at Boulder, ETATS-UNIS

Résumé / Abstract

Several experiments, focusing on decisions made by young, voting-age citizens of the United States about how to respond to incidents of international conflict, are summarized. Participants recommended measured reactions to an initial attack. Repeated attacks led to escalated reaction, however, eventually matching or exceeding the conflict level of the attack itself. If a peace treaty between contending nations was in place, women were more forgiving of an attack, and men were more aggressive. There was little overall difference in reactions to terrorist versus military attacks. Participants responded with a higher level of conflict to terrorist attacks on military than on cultural-educational targets.

Revue / Journal Title

Review of general psychology   ISSN 1089-2680 

Source / Source

2003, vol. 7, n^o2, pp. 189-202 [14 page(s) (article)] (18 ref.)

Langue / Language

Anglais

Editeur / Publisher

Educational Publishing Foundation, Washington, DC, ETATS-UNIS  (1997) (Revue)

Mots-clés anglais / English Keywords

Human ; Sex ; Personality ; Priming effect ; Psychology ; Terrorism ; War ; International ; Conflict ; Review ;

Mots-clés français / French Keywords

Homme ; Sexe ; Personnalité ; Effet amorçage ; Psychologie ; Terrorisme ; Guerre ; International ; Conflit ; Article synthèse ;

Mots-clés espagnols / Spanish Keywords

Hombre ; Sexo ; Personalidad ; Efecto priming ; Psicología ; Terrorismo ; Guerra ; Internacional ; Conflicto ; Artículo síntesis ;

Localisation / Location

INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 27004, 35400011954493.0040