Trina received a poor quarterly appraisal of her work ...

[LCritchfi]

Trina received a poor quarterly appraisal of her work performance, and by the time she gets home from work she is so upset that she wants to throw and break something. However, instead, Trina decides to go for a hard 5-mile run.
 
  When she gets back from the run, she feels better and her anger has evaporated. Trina's reduction in aggression can be explained by the ________. a) general aggression model
  b) frustration-aggression hypothesis
  c) catharsis hypothesis
  d) excitation transfer theory

Question 2

While aggression can be viewed as an adaptive behavior from an evolutionary perspective, lashing out at every single provocation is not adaptive, and therefore ________ is necessary.
 
  a) mild aggression
  b) self-regulation
  c) indirect aggression
  d) punishment

[sierramartinez]

Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

b