You Ask Your Professor If You May Take an Exam

question 32

Multiple Choice

You ask your professor if you may take an exam a day late. She nicely says no, and reminds you that on the syllabus it says that exams must be taken on the assigned day. You're frustrated, but you know she's right. According to the reformulated frustration-aggression hypothesis, how will you react?

• A) You will react aggressively because the professor has frustrated you.
• B) You will displace your aggression towards the professor onto your friends.
• C) You will not react aggressively because you have no negative feelings towards the professor.
• D) You will react with instrumental aggression.

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Definitions:

Nucleotides

The basic building blocks of DNA and RNA, consisting of a nitrogenous base, a sugar molecule, and a phosphate group.

DNA

Deoxyribonucleic acid, a molecule that carries the genetic instructions for the development and functioning of living organisms.

Posttranslational

Refers to the chemical modifications and processes occurring to a protein after it has been synthesized by ribosomes.

Translational

Pertaining to the process of translating the sequence of a messenger RNA (mRNA) molecule to a sequence of amino acids during protein synthesis.