Mr. and Mrs. Mayers encourage their growing sons to join local rugby and lacrosse leagues; they believe such sports help the boys "blow off steam." The notion that engaging in less harmful aggressive actions will curtail more serious aggression is termed _________; it is associated with the psychologist _________.

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The correct term is catharsis, which is associated with the psychologist Sigmund Freud. Freud believed that engaging in less harmful aggressive actions could help release pent-up aggressive energies, thereby preventing more serious acts of aggression.

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