A Clear Strength of Dodge's Social Information-Processing Theory of Aggression

question 44

Multiple Choice

A clear strength of Dodge's social information-processing theory of aggression is _____ .

• A) its specification of information-processing biases that underlie both hostile and instrumental aggression
• B) its explanation of how children develop the biases that promote hostile and instrumental aggression
• C) both of these
• D) none of these

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Definitions:

Adult Skull

refers to the bony structure of the head in adults, composed of 22 bones that protect the brain and form the framework of the face.

Largest Fontanel

The anterior fontanel, which is the biggest soft spot on a baby's head where skull bones haven't yet fused.

Fontanels Close

The process by which the soft, membranous gaps (fontanels) between the skull bones of an infant gradually harden and close.

Occipital Bone

A bone that forms the back and base of the skull, and contains the foramen magnum through which the spinal cord passes.