In Donnerstein and Berkowitz's (1981) study, men watched different types of films and then were insulted by a confederate who was either male or female. When they were later given the chance to retaliate to the confederate, men who had watched a violent sexual film clip of a man raping a woman were ____.
A) more aggressive than men who had not viewed the rape scene
B) more aggressive than men who had not viewed the rape scene, especially if the confederate was the male provoker
C) more aggressive than men who had not viewed the rape scene, especially if the confederate was the female provoker
D) less aggressive than men who had not viewed the rape scene

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Men who watched the violent sexual film clip were more aggressive, particularly when the confederate was a female, indicating that the content of the film influenced their aggression towards women.

In Donnerstein and Berkowitz's (1981) Study, Men Watched Different Types