According to the chapter Aggression Breeds Aggressionabout the catharsis hypothesis, catharsis is

endorsed widely and has led people to believe that venting anger is

(a) correlated with high well-being
(b) a positive and healthy strategy
(c) an alternative to depression or anxiety
(d) a reflexive behavior

B

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When anxiety provoking memories are prevented from reaching conscious awareness, such as not remembering lying to parents, it is called ________

a) denial b) sublimation c) repression d) regression

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The ability to selectively attend to incoming sensory information is believed to result from

a. the inability of the brain to handle more than one message at a time. b. faulty transmission of neural impulses. c. the brain's ability to give some messages priority while putting others on hold. d. a mismatch between the sensory systems.

Psychology