invited angered participants to hit a punching bag while either ruminating about the person who angered them or thinking about becoming physically fit.A third group of participants did not hit the punching bag.When given a chance to administer loud blasts of noise to the person who angered them,people in _______ condition(s)felt angrier and were more aggressive.

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The participants who hit the punching bag while ruminating about the person who angered them felt angrier and were more aggressive when given the chance to administer loud blasts of noise. This suggests that the punching bag plus rumination condition led to heightened aggression. The other two conditions (non-punching bag and punching bag plus fitness thoughts) did not involve anger or aggression, so they would not affect the participants' responses to administering loud blasts of noise.

Invited Angered Participants to Hit a Punching Bag While Either