According to Cognitive Dissonance Theorists, When People Attempt to Vent

question 50

Multiple Choice

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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