Experimental studies of the catharsis hypothesis lead to the conclusion that
A)expressing hostility leads to decreased violence.
B)expressing hostility breeds more hostility.
C)physical arousal leads to reduced aggression.
D)sexual arousal decreases physical aggression.

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Experimental studies have shown that expressing hostility through aggression or venting can actually lead to increased aggression and more hostile feelings, rather than reducing them. This is because the act of aggression can reinforce and strengthen aggressive tendencies and beliefs, rather than dissolving them as the catharsis hypothesis suggests.

Experimental Studies of the Catharsis Hypothesis Lead to the Conclusion