Data for: Validation of a monetary Taylor Aggression Paradigm: associations with trait aggression and role of provocation sequence

The present study had four objectives. First, we aimed at replicating the effects of provocation on reactive aggression in a monetary modified Taylor Aggression Paradigm (mTAP). Moreover, we examined the moderating role of gender expecting higher gender differences under conditions of low provocation and smaller gender differences under conditions of high provocation. In terms of convergent validity, we hypothesized a significant relationship between self-reported trait aggression and behavioral aggression outcomes in the laboratory paradigm. Finally, to explore the role of provocation sequence, the monetary stimuli (0 - 90 cents) were presented either randomly or in a fixed sequence. In contrast to the random sequence, the fixed sequence was generated as triplets of the same provocation category. Because of the more homogeneous provocation sequence in the fixed condition, we expected higher aggression levels after higher provocation and lower aggression levels after lower provocation in this experimental condition. In this experiment, 209 young healthy participants (104 males, 105 females) completed a mock competitive reaction time task with a fictional opponent with 40% preprogrammed win and 60% lose trials. In lose trials, participants were provoked by subtracting a low (0 - 20 euro cents), medium (30 - 60 cents) or high (70 - 90 cents) amount of money from their account.

本研究共设定四项核心研究目标。其一，借助金钱版改良泰勒攻击范式（monetary modified Taylor Aggression Paradigm, mTAP），复现挑衅对反应性攻击（reactive aggression）的影响效应。其二，探讨性别的调节作用，我们假设在低挑衅情境下性别差异更为显著，而在高挑衅情境下性别差异相对更小。其三，在聚合效度（convergent validity）层面，我们假设本实验室范式中，自我报告的特质攻击（trait aggression）与行为攻击结果之间存在显著关联。其四，为探究挑衅序列的作用，本研究将金钱刺激（0~90美分）以随机或固定序列两种方式呈现；与随机序列不同，固定序列由同一挑衅类别的三重刺激组构成。鉴于固定组的挑衅序列更为同质，我们预期该实验条件下，高挑衅后会伴随更高的攻击水平，低挑衅后则伴随更低的攻击水平。本实验共招募209名年轻健康参与者（男性104名，女性105名），所有参与者均完成了一项与虚构对手的模拟竞争性反应时任务，该任务预设40%的试次为参与者获胜，60%为失败。在失败试次中，研究人员会从参与者的账户中扣除低额（0~20欧分）、中额（30~60欧分）与高额（70~90欧分）的金额，以此对参与者实施挑衅。