Bill, a seventh-grader, is on the playground. Bill has started pushing another student around and has punched him twice when a teacher intervenes. Bill tries to explain his aggressiveness by saying, "I was just having fun." This is an example of
A) instrumental aggression
B) hostile aggression
C) Type B personality
D) Type A personality
E) hostile attributional bias
Answer: B
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b. A 6-month-old shows some recognition, but the ability continues developing for years. c. The ability to recognize faces appears suddenly, at about the time children start talking. d. The ability to recognize faces appears suddenly, at about the time children start talking.
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a) Authority b) Compliance c) Timidity d) Passivity
According to Money and Ehrhardt's biosocial theory of gender-role development,
a. Freud was correct when he said that "biology is destiny.". b. children begin acting like boys or girls once they acquire gender identity and constancy. c. several critical biological events set the stage for different social reactions to males and females. d. pubertal hormones alone account for gender-role development.
Sal lost his wife a month ago. He confides in his best friend Artie that he isn't sure he'll ever get over the loss of his wife. As an expert in the bereavement process, what would you tell Sal?
A. Try to spend sometime away from others to clear your thoughts. B. Wake up each morning and say, "My wife would want me to move on." C. Join a bereavement support group to share your experiences. D. Don't be embarrassed to ask your primary care physician for sedatives to help you cope.