Researchers conducted an experiment in which male participants were angered by a confederate. Angry participants then either recorded the confederate's errors or shocked him every time he made an error
Finally, all participants were given the opportunity to shock the confederate. These researchers found that contrary to ________, those participants who ________ later delivered stronger and more frequent shocks to the confederate.
a. frustration-aggression theory predictions; were not angered
b the catharsis hypothesis; had previously delivered shocks
c. cognitive dissonance predictions; had not previously delivered shocks
d. the catharsis hypothesis; had previously recorded errors
Answer: B
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