How Does Aggression Between or Against Workers Differ from Violence

question 18

Multiple Choice

How does aggression between or against workers differ from violence outside of the workplace?

• A) In general, most murder victims in the United States do not know their assailants, but in the workplace most killings occur between co-workers.
• B) Instrumental aggression rarely occurs in the workplace, although it is common outside of the workplace.
• C) Aggression in the workplace is most often physical.
• D) Most aggression in the workplace is verbal.

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