Colton Wanted Another Child's Toy at School and Behaved Aggressively

question 24

Multiple Choice

Colton wanted another child's toy at school and behaved aggressively to get it.Once Colton got the toy he walked away.This is an example of

• A) hostile personality disorder.
• B) self-fulfilling prophecy.
• C) instrumental aggression.
• D) hostile attribution bias.

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Definitions:

Skinner Box

An experimental apparatus developed by B.F. Skinner for studying behavioral conditioning in animals, especially through rewards and punishments.

Emitted Behavior

Behavior that is spontaneously produced by an organism rather than being elicited by a known stimulus.

Continuous Reinforcement

A conditioning schedule where every correct response or desired behavior is followed by a reward, used to establish or strengthen behaviors.

Food-deprived Rats

A condition used in experiments where rats are not given food for a period of time to study the effects of hunger on behavior and physiology.