When Kumar Was Expelled from School for Fighting, His Parents

question 235

Multiple Choice

When Kumar was expelled from school for fighting, his parents told the principal that being aggressive has always been part of Kumar's personality, and that he is prone to aggression in just about any situation, whether provoked or not. Psychologists would likely refer to this tendency as

• A) altruism.
• B) trait aggression.
• C) biogenic aggression.
• D) reactive aggression.

Recognize the characteristics of advanced cognitive processing in adulthood, such as reflective judgment and relativistic thinking.

Identify the sociocultural factors influencing identity formation and the experience of emerging adulthood among different racial groups.

Describe the nature of young adulthood as a distinct life stage characterized by exploration and self-discovery.

Examine the impact of higher education, environmental pressures, and reasoning skills on cognitive development.

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Definitions:

Mood Linkage

The phenomenon where individuals in a group tend to share and experience similar moods or emotions.

Group Polarization

The tendency for a group to make decisions that are more extreme than the initial inclination of its members, usually in the direction of greater risk or conservatism.

Social Contagion

A phenomenon where ideas, feelings, and behaviors seem to spread across people in a group as if they were infectious diseases.

Conformity

The act of matching attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors to group norms or standards.