Which of the Following Theories Focuses on Explaining Aggressive Acts

question 4

Multiple Choice

Which of the following theories focuses on explaining aggressive acts as innate tendencies rather than as a function of the situation?

• A) cathartic hypothesis
• B) psychodynamic theory
• C) excitation-transfer model
• D) cognitive neo-associationalist model

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Definitions:

Trophic Level

The position an organism occupies in a food chain, based on its feeding habits.

Tertiary Consumers

Organisms that occupy the top level in a food chain by feeding on secondary consumers; they are typically predators.

Autotrophs

Organisms that can produce their own food from inorganic substances using light or chemical energy such as plants and certain bacteria and algae.

Carbon Fixation

The process by which inorganic carbon (usually in the form of CO2) is converted to organic compounds by living organisms, prominently through photosynthesis in plants.