Sasha, a 3-year-old girl, was having difficulty settling down at bedtime. She ran around her house, trying to make her parents catch her before getting into bed. Sasha’s behavior awakened her baby sister, asleep in the next room. John, Sasha’s father, felt pushed to his limit and he screamed at Sasha to stop and threatened her with a spanking. His loud voice made the young girl cry and run to her bed. John’s actions appears to elicit ____________ in Sasha.

Select one:

a. mild aggression

b. intense anxious arousal

c. mild anxious arousal

d. intense aggression


Answer is b. intense anxious arousal

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