Peter,a Cashier at a Local Grocery Store,was Berated at Work

question 94

Multiple Choice

Peter,a cashier at a local grocery store,was berated at work by his manager.He comes home from work and promptly yells at his wife and kicks the cat.This is an example of

• A)displacement.
• B)the frustration-aggression theory.
• C)relative deprivation.
• D)social learning theory.

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Definitions:

Negative Results

Findings in research that indicate no significant effect or difference, contrary to the original hypothesis.

Cohen's D

A statistic used to measure the effect size or the strength of the relationship between two variables, specifically in standardized mean difference.

Effect Size

A quantitative measure of the magnitude of a phenomenon, used to indicate the size of an experimental effect.

Independent Variable

The variable that is manipulated or changed in an experiment to see if it has an effect on some other variable.