Briefly describe and give examples of the following types of aggression: instrumental, hostile, reactive, and relational

Question

What will be an ideal response?

Answer 1

A good answer will include the following key points:
- Instrumental aggression — the child uses aggression to achieve an explicit goal.
+ Example: shoving a child to get at the head of the lunch line.
- Hostile aggression — unprovoked aggression with the sole goal to humiliate, intimidate, or harass.
+ Example: a child spontaneously says, "You're stupid!" and then kicks the other child.
- Reactive aggression — one child's behavior leads to another child's aggression.
+ Example: a child who loses a game and then punches the child who won.
- Relational aggression — children try to hurt others by undermining their social relationships.
+ Example: After being beaten by a classmate in the spelling bee, you create a "I hate the classmate" club.