Social Psychology 9th Edition by David Myers

Exercise 59

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 _______ condition(s) felt angrier and were more aggressive.
A) the non-punching bag
B) the punching bag plus fitness thoughts
C) the punching bag plus rumination
D) none of the