"John got into a fight because of all the strain he was feeling after he lost his job and his girlfriend broke up with him." What type of strain would Agnew say this is?
A) The failure to achieve positively valued goals.
B) The removal of positively valued stimuli.
C) The presentation of negative stimuli.
D) The introduction of status frustration.
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