Psychology A-Level
Catharsis and its evidential problems
What Catharsis and its evidential problems means in Psychology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Discharging the aggressive drive is said to be cathartic, but venting raises later aggression, so catharsis is unsupported.
Topics that use Catharsis and its evidential problems
- Aggression (AQA A-Level)
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