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The Cathartic Effects Of Aggressive Responses Directed Toward An Inanimate Object, Timothy William Creston Aug 1971

The Cathartic Effects Of Aggressive Responses Directed Toward An Inanimate Object, Timothy William Creston

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This study was intended to test the catharsis of aggression hypothesis which in part holds that aggressive responses directed towards an inanimate object will have a tension reducing effect and result in a lowering of residual hostility.