Maritza Is Always Ready to Retaliate

question 38

Multiple Choice

Maritza is always ready to retaliate. When she drops her cell phone and a student walking by accidently kicks it, she assumes he kicked it on purpose. She yells at him and slugs him. Maritza is displaying which of the following?

• A) instrumental aggression
• B) hostile attribution bias
• C) coercive family cycle
• D) bullying

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