|
Abstract
|
Reactions to this German terror propaganda film fell into 4 classes: belligerent, defeatist, alarmist, and indifferent. The majority of individuals were in the first and last groups. The belligerent group were predominantly interventionists and anti-German, and stood out against feelings of the futility of resistance. The passive defeatists' response was "thrill." The frightened alarmists knew fear as their sole emotional reaction to the film, with complete surrender during the showing to feelings of futility. The interested but unmoved were very tolerant of the Germans and mildly isolationist. Interventionists tended to resist feelings of futility more readily than did the isolationists. 3 general reaction patterns seemed to accompany successful resistance to feelings of futility in the face of terror propaganda: disgust, anger, or cool psychological distance. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)
|