Russell Geen and his colleagues (1975)conducted an experiment in which male participants were angered by a confederate.Angry participants then either recorded the confederate's errors or shocked him every time he made an error.Finally,all participants were given the opportunity to shock the confederate.These researchers found that contrary to ____,those participants who ____ later delivered stronger and more frequent shocks to the confederate.

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The experiment conducted by Russell Geen and his colleagues (1975) went against the catharsis hypothesis, which states that venting one's anger can reduce aggressive tendencies. The participants who had previously delivered shocks (as opposed to recording errors) ended up delivering stronger and more frequent shocks to the confederate, suggesting that venting anger through aggression can actually lead to increased aggression. Therefore, option B - the catharsis hypothesis; had previously delivered shocks - is the best choice.

Russell Geen and His Colleagues (1975)conducted an Experiment in Which