When researchers asked people to rate cartoons for funniness, they found that
A. each participant experienced a cathartic release of tension.
B. cartoons with sexual and aggressive themes were rated as funnier than cartoons with other themes.
C. the likelihood of participants acting aggressively significantly increased.
D. funniness ratings were inconsistent with predictions from Freudian theory.
B
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a. True b. False
Recent research on relapse among bipolar patients suggests that
A) relapse is most likely among those with unrealistically positive attributional styles. B) stressful life events have very little influence. C) personality styles interact with stress to increase the likelihood of relapse. D) the more frequently a person has bipolar episodes, the less likely stressful events are able to induce a relapse.