According to Pennebaker (1990), Talking About Our Angry Feelings and Their

question 78

Multiple Choice

According to Pennebaker (1990) , talking about our angry feelings and their sources can be physically and psychologically beneficial because __________.

• A) "opening up" and venting our feelings enhances mutual understanding
• B) such self-disclosures often result in insights and increased self-awareness
• C) such self-disclosures often yield apologies from the offending party
• D) "opening up" and venting reduce our aggressive impulses

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A measure that indicates the degree to which two variables change together, showing if increases in one variable tend to be associated with increases or decreases in the other.

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