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Free association and repression-sensitization.

D L Shapiro, G C Rosenwald

    Journal of Personality Assessment
    |February 1, 1975
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    This study found that individuals scoring high or low on the Repression-Sensitization (R-S) Scale showed distinct free association styles. Repressers used more avoidant associations, while sensitizers used approach associations, but only in male subjects.

    Area of Science:

    • Psychology
    • Personality Psychology
    • Cognitive Psychology

    Background:

    • The Repression-Sensitization (R-S) Scale measures individual differences in coping with anxiety-provoking stimuli.
    • Free association is a technique used to explore unconscious thoughts and feelings.
    • Previous research suggests a link between personality traits and cognitive processing styles.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the relationship between scores on Byrne's Repression-Sensitization (R-S) Scale and free associative style.
    • To determine if individuals categorized as repressers or sensitizers exhibit different patterns of association.

    Main Methods:

    • Participants completed Byrne's Repression-Sensitization (R-S) Scale.
    • Subjects scoring at the high (sensitizers) and low (repressers) extremes were identified.

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  • These subjects then participated in a free association task.

    • Main Results:

    • Repressers demonstrated a higher frequency of "avoidant" associations.
    • Sensitizers showed a prevalence of "approach" associations.
    • This gender-specific finding was observed only in male subjects.

    Conclusions:

    • Individual differences in repression-sensitization relate to distinct free associative styles.
    • The observed association patterns are gender-dependent, specifically for males.
    • Further research is needed to explore these gender differences in cognitive processing.