Ravi snatched the ice cream out of the hand of a child in junior school. This is an example of _____ aggression.

Proactive

The correct answer is Option (4) → Proactive

Proactive aggression is a deliberate and goal-oriented behavior, often used to achieve a desired outcome. In this case, Ravi snatched the ice cream to obtain it for himself — a clear example of aggression used purposefully to get something.

Children show many different types of aggressive behaviour, such as verbal aggression (i.e. name-calling, swearing), physical aggression (i.e. hitting, fighting), hostile aggression (i.e. directed at inflicting injury to others), and proactive aggression (i.e. dominating and bullying others without provocation).