After Waiting in Line for an Hour to Buy Concert

question 155

Multiple Choice

After waiting in line for an hour to buy concert tickets,Teresa is told that the concert is sold out. In her anger she pounds her fist on the ticket counter,frightening the clerk. Teresa's behavior is best explained by

• A)evolutionary psychology.
• B)deindividuation.
• C)reward theory.
• D)the frustration-aggression principle.

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