Which of the Following Situations Best Illustrates Instrumental Aggression

question 130

Multiple Choice

Which of the following situations best illustrates instrumental aggression?

• A) When Buster finds out that his favorite television show has been preempted by the presidential debates, he kicks Gob, who just happens to be standing nearby.
• B) After getting fired from his job at the nuclear power plant, Homer pulls out his semi-automatic machine gun and shoots at the squirrels.
• C) Karen pinches Grace until Grace finally moves out of the way so that Karen can get to the liquor cabinet.
• D) Edith stabs Archie with a fork when she finds out that he forgot her birthday.

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