Author Question: Which of the following is an example of hostile rather than of instrumental aggression? a. A ... (Read 107 times)

kfurse · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Which of the following is an example of hostile rather than of instrumental aggression?

a. A farmer kills a pig for an Easter ham.
b. A teenager throws eggs at a homeless person.
c. A woman uses a fly swatter to kill a fly.
d. A soldier kills an enemy at war.

Question 2

Hostile aggression differs from instrumental aggression in that instrumental aggression

a. often follows from anger or frustration.
b. is more destructive than hostile aggression.
c. is more likely to result in retaliation.
d. involves inflicting pain as a means to an end.