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Based on the research presented in your text on aggression, what advice would you give to Tim, who just found out he didn't make the baseball team and is angry?
 
  a. Watch a violent movie to help relieve aggressive feelings.
  b. Try to relax and restrain urges to be aggressive.
  c. Play a violent game of rugby to vent.
  d. Go to the gym and hit a punching bag for an hour.

Question 2

According to cognitive dissonance theorists, when people attempt to vent their aggressive impulses by harming another person, they are more likely to engage in later acts of aggression because
 
  a. arousal caused by dissonance is misinterpreted as frustration.
  b. dissonance is reduced by derogating the victim, increasing the odds of later aggression.
  c. frustration is mistaken for dissonance.
  d. blowing off steam increases the arousal caused by dissonance, yielding more aggression.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: B

Answer to Question 2

Answer: B



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