Question

408. Which of the following examples best illustrates frustration?

(A) A basketball coach loses his temper when his team loses a game they
should have won.
(B) Two wolves fight to become the leader of the pack.
(C) A child starts crying when his mother says good-bye to him in
preschool.
(D) A spider eats a fl y.
(E) A farmer kills a chicken to eat for dinner.

Answer 1

Option (A) best illustrates frustration, where a basketball coach loses his temper after an unexpected loss, demonstrating the conflict between expectation and reality. Option A,

Step-by-step explanation:

The question pertains to the concept of frustration, which is a response to experiencing a block in achieving one's goals or facing a situation where expectations do not meet reality. Among the provided options, (A) A basketball coach loses his temper when his team loses a game they should have won best illustrates frustration.

This is because the coach had an expectation of victory, particularly in a game that his team was expected to win, and the reality of losing contradicts this expectation, leading to frustration.

In contrast, options (B) through (E) do not as clearly illustrate the element of blocked goal achievement or the disparity between expectations and reality that characterize frustration.

So Option A.