According to Dodge's information-processing theory of social problem solving, aggressive children's primary problem is that they:

a. expect aggressive behavior to be useful in getting along with others

b. have a poor capacity to generate strategies to achieve their goals c. do not possess the ability to formulate socially acceptable goals

d. have a bias in their interpretations of others' behaviors

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Christine Morrison

Social Studies

5 September, 05:42

According to Dodge's information-processing theory of social problem solving, aggressive children's primary problem is that they:

a. expect aggressive behavior to be useful in getting along with others

b. have a poor capacity to generate strategies to achieve their goals c. do not possess the ability to formulate socially acceptable goals

d. have a bias in their interpretations of others' behaviors

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Owen Savage · Answer 1

d. have a bias in their interpretations of others' behaviors

Explanation:

According to the Dodge's theory on the information processing the social problems that are associated with the aggressive children is that they wrongly interpret the behavior of the others as aggressive or hostile even when there is no such indications. As Dodge said that its an individual cognitive process that he/she chooses to remain in a certain way through the information processing.