Psychology A-Level
Environmental cues and the weapon effect
What Environmental cues and the weapon effect means in Psychology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Berkowitz and LePage's weapon effect showed environmental cues increase aggression, as guns on the table raised the shocks given.
Topics that use Environmental cues and the weapon effect
- Aggression (AQA A-Level)
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