title: Free association and repression-sensitization.
abstract: It was predicted that Subjects' scores on Byrne's Repression-Sensitization (R-S) Scale would be related to free associative style. When administered the R-S Scale, Subjects at the high and low extremes then took part in a free association task. Repressers manifested a prevalence of "avoidant" and sensitizers a prevalence of "approach" associations. However, this was true only of male Subjects.
mesh_terms: D000374:Aggression; D005260:Female; D005608:Free Association; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012095:Repression-Sensitization; D012723:Sex; D012737:Sex Factors; D013803:Thematic Apperception Test