Which of the following appears to happen when a frustrated person is allowed to act aggressively?
A. His or her need to aggress against others is decreased.
B. He or she gets more aroused, thus increasing future aggression.
C. The tension release reinforces the aggression.
D. He or she becomes more inhibited about aggressing against people in the future.
C
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a. fish? rice b. rice? fish c. fish? vegetables d. vegetables? fish
The plea not guilty by reason of insanity is most often used by those who
A. commit major offenses. B. commit less serious acts. C. can afford quality legal representation D. have to use public defenders.
Which of the following areas of the brain have not been shown to have unusually high activity in people who suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder?
a. the basal ganglia b. the striate nuclei c. parts of the limbic system d. the frontal lobe
Which of the following research methods is most likely to demonstrate causal relationships between variables?
A) ethnography B) focus group C) survey D) experiment