The Study by Berkowitz and LePage (1967) Found That Participants

question 9

Multiple Choice

The study by Berkowitz and LePage (1967) found that participants responded with more aggression when they were visually exposed to guns. This might occur because the sight of the weapons increased the accessibility of aggressive mental structures. What is this process known as?

• A) Priming
• B) Template triggering
• C) Aggressive excitation
• D) Fuelling
• E) The Rambo effect

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