James sees a toy truck in his preschool class that he wants to play with. Unfortunately, another boy, Alex, is playing with the toy. James walks over and hits Alex so that he is able to grab the toy. James' behavior is most clearly an example of:

a. instrumental aggression
b. hostile aggression
c. socioemotional incompetence
d. relational aggression


Ans: a. instrumental aggression

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