Research on the Value of Venting Anger and Catharsis Suggests

question 64

Multiple Choice

Research on the value of venting anger and catharsis suggests that ____.

• A) counter to most people's intuition, venting anger almost always ends up making people angrier than they were before
• B) venting anger only works to reduce anger when people believe in the value of venting
• C) venting only works to reduce anger when people enjoy and get satisfaction out of the venting
• D) venting anger only works to reduce anger when people believe in the value of venting AND enjoy and get satisfaction out of the venting

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