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A survey on the receipt of nuisance telephone calls was conducted, using 483 undergraduates, 223 males and 260 females. Of the 483 S’s, 83%, 73% of the males and 90% of the females, indicated that they had received such calls. The calls could be categorized into four major types: obscene, anonymous, humorous or witty, and miscellaneous. Of these four types, the first three were reported more often. The results substantiate an earlier study reported by Murray.
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MURRAY, F. S. 1967. A preliminary investigation of anonymous nuisance telephone calls to females. Psychol. Rec., 17, 395–400.
MURRAY, F. S. & BERAN, LYNDA C. 1967. A survey of nuisance telephone calls received by males and females. Paper read at Kentucky Psychological Association, Louisville, Kentucky, February.
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Murray, F.S., Beran, L.C. A Survey of Nuisance Telephone Calls Received by Males and Females. Psychol Rec 18, 107–109 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03393750
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