Frustrated Research Participants Are Sometimes Given an Opportunity to Administer

question 13

Multiple Choice

Frustrated research participants are sometimes given an opportunity to administer an electric shock to another person. Experimenters conducting this research generally find that

• A) contrary to prediction, participants do not experience a change in their arousal levels following the administration of the shocks.
• B) participants experience an increase in arousal following the administration of the shocks.
• C) participants experience a decrease in arousal following the administration of the shocks.
• D) participants experience a rapid increase followed by a rapid decrease in arousal following the administration of the shocks.

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