Shortly After Alex Learned That He Had Failed to Make

question 64

Multiple Choice

Shortly after Alex learned that he had failed to make the high school football team, he vandalized the team's locker room and broke several classroom windows. His behavior is best explained in terms of

• A) group polarization.
• B) the mere exposure effect.
• C) social loafing.
• D) the frustration-aggression principle.

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