Violent delinquent behavior among adolescents usually develops slowly as they move from minor aggression, such as bullying, in early adolescence to physical fighting and gang fighting to rape and muggings in late adolescence. This escalation is best explained by which theory?
a. instinctual theory
b. frustration-aggression hypothesis
c. social learning theory
d. biological theory
c
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a) 5 Incorrect. McDougal believed there were eighteen human instincts. b) 9 c) 18 d) 24
Which term describes a style of communicating in which language is used primarily to label objects?
A. semantic style B. underextended style C. referential style D. overextended style
Dissociative identity disorders have been suggested to result from
a. a neurotransmitter imbalance. b. a neurotic personality. c. extreme emotional trauma. d. intentional role playing.
The ______ is the difference in electrical potential between the inside and outside of an inactive neuron.
A. action potential B. resting potential C. threshold of excitation D. reaction potential