Alex Is Interested in Studying Aggressive Driving Patterns

question 24

Multiple Choice

Alex is interested in studying aggressive driving patterns. He gets in his car, cuts some people off on the highway and has his passenger code how the other drivers react. Alex is using which of the following types of observational research?

• A) Acknowledged participant
• B) Acknowledged observer
• C) Unacknowledged participant
• D) Unacknowledged observer

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Definitions:

Work Frustration

The feeling of being upset or annoyed as a result of being unable to achieve one's goals or fulfill expectations in a work environment.

Aggressive Instinct

The innate or inherent impulse towards aggressive behavior, often associated with instincts for survival and competition.

Freud

An Austrian neurologist named Sigmund Freud introduced psychoanalysis, a therapeutic approach aimed at treating mental health issues through discussions between a psychoanalyst and their patient.

Thanatos

A concept in psychoanalytic theory referring to an instinctual drive towards death or self-destruction.