According to Freud, Performing an Act of Aggression Discharges Aggressive

question 205

Multiple Choice

According to Freud, performing an act of aggression discharges aggressive energy and temporarily reduces our tendency to aggress. This is the principle of .

• A) catharsis
• B) cathexis
• C) fixation
• D) repression

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Computed F Statistic

A value calculated in analysis of variance (ANOVA) used to compare the variances within groups to the variance between groups in a dataset.

Critical Value

A threshold in statistical hypothesis testing, beyond which an observed statistic is considered statistically significant.

Null Hypothesis

A hypothesis that assumes no significant difference or relationship exists among certain variables, which researchers aim to either reject or fail to reject based on statistical evidence.

Squared Deviations

The squares of the differences between each observation in a dataset and the mean of that dataset, used in statistical analyses to measure variability.