Fikile Has Been Drinking Heavily All Afternoon, While His Friend

question 130

Multiple Choice

Fikile has been drinking heavily all afternoon, while his friend Dumi has been drinking water and is stone-cold sober.Is Fikile more likely than Dumi to behave aggressively?

• A)It depends on whether or not Fikile is a habitual drinker.
• B)It depends on whether or not either of them are provoked.
• C)It depends on whether or not Fikile is in a good mood.
• D)No.Despite the fact that alcohol is routinely linked to aggression in the mass media, there is no evidence that drinking alcohol increases aggression.

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