When Paulie Accidentally Bumps into Christopher, Causing Christopher to Spill

question 118

Multiple Choice

When Paulie accidentally bumps into Christopher, causing Christopher to spill his coffee, Christopher assumes that Paulie's behavior was deliberately intended to make him spill his coffee.He responds by yelling obscenities at Paulie.Christopher could be described as

• A) having a hostile attribution bias.
• B) suffering from catharsis.
• C) displaying instrumental aggression.
• D) displaying relational aggression.

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