Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, 2136 West Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada.
J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry. 2012 Mar;43(1):587-93. doi: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2011.08.002. Epub 2011 Aug 18.
In order to test the proposition that imagining carrying out an unacceptable non-consensual act can evoke contamination-related feelings in the perpetrator, 4 connected experiments were carried out involving male students. The effects of the experimental procedure were enhanced by the introduction of a theme of betrayal which boosted the feelings of contamination and urges to wash. The non-consensual scenarios were followed by substantial increases in negative emotions, notably shame, disgust and guilt, and these increases were boosted over successive enhancements of the procedure. Overall the results show that perpetrators of (imagined) unacceptable acts report a range of negative emotions and feelings of dirtiness. The main conclusion of this research is that imagining an unacceptable, non-consensual act can produce feelings of contamination. It is an experimental illustration of mental contamination, that is, contamination which is evoked by a mental event without any contact with a tangible contaminant.
为了验证“想象实施不可接受的非自愿行为会引发施害者与污染相关的感觉”这一命题，进行了 4 项涉及男性学生的相关实验。通过引入背叛主题，实验程序的效果得到了增强，从而增强了污染感和洗涤冲动。不可接受的场景之后，负面情绪显著增加，特别是羞耻、厌恶和内疚，并且随着程序的不断增强，这些增加也得到了增强。总体而言，结果表明（想象中的）不可接受行为的施害者报告了一系列负面情绪和不洁感。这项研究的主要结论是，想象不可接受的、非自愿的行为会产生污染感。这是心理污染的实验说明，即没有与有形污染物接触的心理事件引发的污染。
