ERIC Number: EJ024920
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Publication Date: 1970
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Experimental Investigations of Hostility Catharsis
Berkowitz, Leonard
J Consult Clin Psychol, 35, 1 pt 1, 1-6, Aug '70
It is proposed that the sight of people being injured aggressively is a reinforcement for observers who are anger or who have been frequently rewarded for aggression. The catharsis hypothesis blinds us to the principle that aggression may lead to more aggression. (Author)
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior, Catharsis, Experiments, Hostility, Reinforcement, Research, Stimuli
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