Two People Are Placed in a Room and Are Provoked

question 93

Multiple Choice

Two people are placed in a room and are provoked to behave aggressively toward one another. Which of the following is most likely to happen if there is a weapon in the room?

• A) There is a greater likelihood that they will behave aggressively toward one another than if there was no weapon.
• B) There is a greater likelihood that they will engage in higher-order cognition and subsequently behave less aggressively toward one another than if there was no weapon.
• C) The weapon will increase the likelihood that they will behave aggressively toward one another, but only if the two people are male.
• D) The weapon will have no effect on whether or not they behave aggressively toward one another.

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