Which of the Following Hypothetical Study Results Would NOT Support

question 1

Multiple Choice

Which of the following hypothetical study results would NOT support Berkowitz's (1990) cognitive neoassociationistic (CNA) model of anger generation?

• A) In a study of participants recovering from a painful injury, those who have taken acetaminophen (an over-the-counter painkiller) are less angered by a staged computer breakdown than those who have taken a placebo.
• B) In a study of appraisals in specific unpleasant situations, the correlation of external causation appraisal with self-reported anger intensity is .87.
• C) In a study of emotional responses to repeated, loud noise blasts, participants told they could stop the noises by asking the experimenter to end the study over an intercom reported feeling anger, whereas participants who believed they were locked in the room and had no way to communicate with the experimenter reported feeling fear.
• D) All of the results described above would support the CNA model.

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