Psychology 2035A/B Final: 26

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2035A/B
• Professor: Alvin Segal

Document Summary

Experimental research indicates that aggressive behavior is basically uncontrollable, does not reliably lead to catharsis. is often adaptive in interpersonal relationships. is an instinctual approach for dealing with frustration. Answer: b: behaving in an aggressive manner is an effective means of blowing off steam, true, false. Answer: b: bushman and huesmann (2012) report that most experimental studies do not support the catharsis hypothesis. This means that ___________________________: behaving aggressively increases positive cognitions, behaving aggressively begets more aggression, aggression is due to frustration, acting upon aggressive thoughts is effective for some but not others. Answer: b: research shows that venting and blowing off steam is effective in getting negative emotions out of one"s system, true, false. Increased violent game play and decreased helping behavior. Increased violent game play and heightened physiological arousal. Increased violent game play and more incidences of sexual deviance. Increased violent game play and increased aggressive cognition.