Question

Mike, a seventh-grader, is on the playground. Mike has started pushing another student around and has punched him twice when a teacher intervenes. Mike tries to explain his aggressiveness by saying, "I wanted his coat – I was cold." This is an example of ________.

Answer 1

Answer: This is an example of INSTRUMENTAL AGGRESSION.

Explanation: Instrumental aggression can be defined as an act of initiating hostilities or launching attacks in order to achieve a goal. It is made against another individual to obtain an outcome or achieve a reward.

This is clearly an example of what Mike a seventh grader did. Showing hostility and launching attacks, (aggression) in order to achieve a goal( collect the coat of the person he's showing aggression towards.)