A Student Picks Up a Coin from the Sidewalk and Puts

question 37

True/False

A student picks up a coin from the sidewalk and puts it in her pocket.Later that day she takes an exam on which she scores an A.She then carries her "lucky coin" to her next exam.This is an example of magical thinking.

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Definitions:

Frustration Aggression Hypothesis

A psychological theory suggesting that aggression is often the result of frustration caused by blocked goals.

Triggered Displaced Aggression

A form of aggression where a person redirects aggressive behavior towards a target other than the original source of provocation due to a triggering event.

Generalized Aggression

Aggressive behavior that is not directed at a specific target but is broadly manifested across different situations and contexts.

Sublimation

A defense mechanism where socially unacceptable impulses are transformed into socially acceptable actions or behavior.