TROUBLING AP PSYCHOLOGY QUESTION. ANSWER IT!





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By Cooljay687 (Cooljay687) on Monday, May 03, 2004 - 06:58 pm: Edit

From 1999 exam:

AP PSYCH

69. Which of the following findings would support an interpretation of aggression as catharsis?
A. Societies that value aggressive sports are generally less aggressive than societies that do not value aggressive sports.
B. On average, levels of aggression are about equal across all societies.
C. Aggressiveness in societies correlates highly will the average annual temperature.
D. societies in which media content is particularly aggressive are more aggressive than socieities that have less violent media content.
E. In most societies, aggression among individuals waxes and wanes with age.

By Aspirer42 (Aspirer42) on Monday, May 03, 2004 - 07:03 pm: Edit

Looks to be A.

By Fusiachi (Fusiachi) on Monday, May 03, 2004 - 07:04 pm: Edit

I'd lean towards A, on account of the agressive sports being a method of letting out the agression. Catharsis is essentially relieving stress by getting out aggression.

But who knows, I've never sat through AP Psych.

By Cooljay687 (Cooljay687) on Monday, May 03, 2004 - 07:15 pm: Edit

A is correct.


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