On the Ambivalence of Death: The Case of the Missing Harlequin
- 1 August 1966
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Psychological Reports
- Vol. 19 (1) , 325-326
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1966.19.1.325
Abstract
Various descriptions of death were rated in terms of appropriateness by 30 male and 45 female undergraduate students. The results failed to support McClelland's Harlequin hypothesis but did provide some suggestive evidence consistent with the more traditional punishment/mutilation approach to death.Keywords
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