Some people are friendly drunks, whereas others are hostile, potentially posing a danger to themselves and others. The difference may 41 in their ability to foresee the consequences of their actions, according to a recent study.Brad Bushman, a psychologist at Ohio State University, and his colleagues asked nearly 500 volunteers to play a simple game. The subjects, an even mix of women and men, believed they were competing 42 an opponent to press a button as quickly as possible. In 43 , they were simply using a computer program that randomly decided 44 they had won or lost. When they lost, they 45 a shock. When the "opponent" lost, the participant gave the shock and chose how long and 46 it should be. 47 playing, the participants completed a survey designed to 48 their general concern for the 49 consequences of their actions. Half the participants then received enough alcohol mixed with orange juice to make them legally 50 , and the other half received a drink with a very 51 amount of alcohol in it. Subjects who expressed little interest in consequences were more likely to 52 longer, stronger shocks. In the 53 group, they were slightly more aggressive than people who 54 about consequences. When drunk, 55 , their aggressiveness was off the charts. "They are 56 the most aggressive people in the study," Bushman says.The good news is this 57 can be changed. Michael McKloskey, a psychologist at Temple University, explains that if 58 people can learn to see the 59 more realistically, they"re able to stay calmer and develop a sense of 60 over their consequences.
A. control
B. guilt
C. regret
D. humor