Given your overall understanding of the environmental and genetic determinants of aggression, which of the following seems the most likely explanation for the low rates of violence among cultures that explicitly teach children to fight?
A. Frequent, minor acts of aggression might lead to a quickly formed, coherent dominance hierarchy, and such hierarchies tend to reduce in-group violence.
B. Most aggression is cathartically released in relatively minor incidents before it can escalate to notable violence between the group members.
C. These cultures typically have the highest proportion of media that depicts the negative consequences of serious violence.
D. Learning to fight early increases a child's self-confidence in their physical ability, reducing the likelihood that later disputes will make them feel threatened.
Answer: A
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