It Was Raining Out and Jessie's Car Had a Flat

question 30

Multiple Choice

It was raining out and Jessie's car had a flat tire. After she managed to fix it, she arrived home late only to find someone had parked in her assigned parking spot. When she entered her apartment, she kicked her pet cat, who was waiting at the door. Jessie's behavior is perhaps most easily explained in terms of

• A) the frustration-aggression theory.
• B) the adaptation-level phenomenon.
• C) the Murphy's law.
• D) the social learning theory.