Bushman (2002) Invited Angered Participants to Hit a Punching Bag

Bushman (2002) 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 _____ felt angrier and were more aggressive.

A) the non-punching bag condition
B) the punching bag plus fitness thoughts condition
C) the punching bag plus rumination condition
D) all the three conditions