In the Social Sciences,the Theory That Violent or Aggressive Behavior

question 19

Multiple Choice

In the social sciences,the theory that violent or aggressive behavior stems from frustration is called

• A) desire for recognition.
• B) absolute expectations.
• C) relative deprivation.
• D) individual perception.

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Definitions:

Reaction-time Task

A test measuring the speed of an individual's response to a stimulus, often used in psychological experiments to assess sensory and cognitive processes.

Experimental Control

The process of keeping everything in an experiment except the variable being tested constant to ensure the validity of the results.

Independent Variables

In experimental settings, the variable that is manipulated or changed to observe its effects on dependent variables.

Dependent Variables

In an experimental setting, these are the variables that are tested and measured to see how they are influenced by changes in independent variables.