Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Psychology

Chapter

Psychology and Life

Question:

Read the text carefully and answer the questions:

Rahim is a 25 - year old young man. His parents are very popular among the residents of the colony in which they live because they are gentle, soft spoken and always ready to help anyone facing problems.

Rahim parents are religious by nature and think that helping people selflessly is part of religious value. They have taught Rahim about the importance of helping behaviour right from the childhood.

One day when Rahim was going to his office by his car, he noticed a middle aged person had been hit by a vehicle and was bleeding. Rahim stopped his car and went upto the injured person to help. Soon few more people gathered there and started discussing what to do. However, no one took any initiative in helping the injured person as each thought that it is not her/his responsibility to help. Later Rahim came to know that this man was hit by the driver of a car with an intention to rob him. The car driver was also found to be an alcoholic who often drank excessively.

The man was injured as the car driver wanted to rob him. This is an example of __________ .

Options:

Hostile aggression

Instrumental aggression

Frustration aggression

Proactive aggression

Correct Answer:

Instrumental aggression

Explanation:
In instrumental aggression, the act of aggression is meant to obtain a certain goal or object. For example, a bully slaps a new student in school so that s/he can snatch the newcomer’s chocolate.