What is the term for aggression motivated by the desire to obtain a concrete goal?

a) relational aggression
b) instrumental aggression
c) emotional aggression
d) regulated aggression


b

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The dominant force in American psychology from the early 1920s until the 1960s was ____

a. ?psychoanalytic theory b. ?structuralism c. ?humanism d. ?behaviorism

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Tim loves Sarah and asks her to marry him. He is disappointed when she says she needs time to think about whether she wants to make a lifelong commitment to him. According to Erikson's stages of psychosocial development, Sarah is struggling with

A. trust vs. mistrust. B. integrity vs. despair. C. intimacy vs. isolation. D. generativity vs. stagnation.

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Predictive validity, concurrent validity, convergent validity, and discriminant validity are all subtypes of construct validity.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Jeff is deciding whether to apply for a new job. According to Kelly's fundamental postulate, the most important factor in Jeff's decision is

a) Jeff's level of satisfaction with his current job. b) his expectation about what will happen if he applies. c) the length of time Jeff has spent at his current job. d) Jeff's age.

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