Liam Screams Hurtful Insults in Ewan's Face, but Ewan Laughs

question 38

Multiple Choice

Liam screams hurtful insults in Ewan's face, but Ewan laughs and walks away. Which type of aggression best characterizes Liam's behavior?

• A) social psychologist would not classify this behavior as aggression
• B) physical and indirect
• C) relational and direct
• D) verbal and direct

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Definitions:

Narrowly Self-Interested

Describes behavior focused on individual gain often at the expense of others' well-being or societal welfare.

Behavioral Economics

A field of economics that examines how psychological, social, cognitive, and emotional factors affect economic decisions.

Pure Self-Interest

A motivation based entirely on one's own benefits and gains, without regard for others' welfare.

Dictator Game

An experimental economics scenario where a participant, the "dictator," has the power to decide how to allocate a sum of money between themselves and another participant.