Sara has tried for an hour to retrieve her ball from the roof of the house, without success. She's growing increasingly frustrated and has begun to yell at her friends. Her father intervenes to halt her aggression and suggests that Sara go into the garage and scream until her throat hurts and her ears ring. Sara's father is apparently a proponent of _______ as a means of reducing aggression.
A) reaction formation
B) projection
C) catharsis
D) displacement
E) frustration-aggression theory
C) catharsis
You might also like to view...
Gordon Allport once described __________ as the study of how "the
thoughts, feelings, and behavior of individuals are influenced by the actual, imagined, or implied presence of others." a. social cognition b. social perception c. sociobiology d. social psychology e. sociology
You are watching a tennis match and your seat is located at the side of the court, in line with the net. If you keep your eyes on the net but move your head from side to side, the people a few rows in front of you will appear to ________
a. move in the same direction that your head is moving b. move farther away from you c. not move at all d. move in a direction opposite to your head movement